True False Quiz

Choose the best answer:


1	The main effect of formalized rules within bureaucratic organizations is to create the "red tape" that gives bureaucrats their power over other political actors.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Hierarchy is intended to increase the speed of bureaucratic decision-making by reducing conflict over the power to make decisions.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Federal employees are forbidden by law to join labor unions.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Independent agencies differ from executive departments in that they are not granted responsibility for specific policy areas.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Most legislation contains general policy goals, leaving bureaucrats to decide the specific means by which to accomplish these goals.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	All federal government positions are filled according to merit system criteria.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	The SEC and EPA are examples of regulatory agencies.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Most bureaucratic agencies have an antagonistic relationship with the interest groups that depend on the programs they run.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Advocates of a demographically representative bureaucracy claim that such a bureaucracy would be a more accountable one.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The agency point of view is characteristic of middle-rank civil servants but not high-ranking ones.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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