Multiple Choice Quiz

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1		"Street-level" bureaucracy as described by Lipsky refers to the discretion used by lower level officials in the:
			A)	initiation of policy.
			B)	development of policy.
			C)	delivery of services.
			D)	evaluation of programs.
2		The federal bureaucracy's policy responsibilities include:
			A)	not going beyond the administration of policy.
			B)	exercising discretion in policy in a few highly restricted areas.
			C)	exemption from discretion in carrying out its policy responsibilities.
			D)	not simply administering policy but making it as well.
3		The modern civil service system is based on:
			A)	informal standards of ability for people doing specific tasks.
			B)	codified classifications and prerequisite experience or competitive testing.
			C)	promotion and salary commensurate with partisan policy activity.
			D)	executive selection from a field of equally qualified applicants.
4		Responsibility for oversight of the bureaucracy belongs chiefly to the:
			A)	Congress.
			B)	president.
			C)	courts.
			D)	press.
5		In promoting their agency's goals, bureaucrats rely on: their expert knowledge. the backing of the president and Congress. the support of interests that benefit from the agency's programs. judicial support.
			A)	2 and 4.
			B)	1, 3, 4.
			C)	2, 3, 4.
			D)	1, 2, 3.
			E)	all the above.
6		The final authority to approve or disapprove an agency's budget lies with the:
			A)	cabinet secretary.
			B)	Congress.
			C)	president.
			D)	OMB.
7		Iron triangles typically involve all except which one of the following:
			A)	bureaucratic agencies.
			B)	White House aides.
			C)	clientele groups.
			D)	congressional subcommitees.
8		Which of the following groups cannot limit the power of the bureaucracy?
			A)	presidency
			B)	Congress
			C)	the electorate
			D)	Courts
9		The appeal of bureaucracy as a form of organization is that it:
			A)	increases unnecessary duplication of tasks.
			B)	can only be used in the private sector.
			C)	allows individuals great latitude in completing a task.
			D)	is the most efficient means of getting people to work together on tasks of great magnitude.
10		Which of the following is not a criticism of the federal bureaucracy:
			A)	It is rigid and costly.
			B)	It enables modern government to undertake large and ambitious programs.
			C)	It is not directly accountable to the American people.
			D)	Its size and fragmentation make it hard to control.
			E)	b and c only.