AP Government Bureaucracy Questions

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Executive orders are issued by…

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The President 

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Which of the following is NOT a method a president can use to control the bureaucracy? request a congressional oversight hearing, appoint people to head an agency who share the presidentʹs goals and strategies, influence an agency’s recommended budget, issue executive orders or more informal requests

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request a congressional oversight hearing

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Congress tries to control the bureaucracy through…

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rewriting laws, controlling budgets and holding hearings

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Issue networks are…

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An informal and relatively open network of public officials, think tanks, political pundits and lobbyists who have a common interest in a given area and who are brought together by a proposed policy in that area.

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An obstacle to the successful implementation of public policy is…

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unclear policy goals and poorly designed policies

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The parts of the federal bureaucracy with responsibility for different sectors of the economy, and making and enforcing rules designed to protect the public interest, are the..

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independent regulatory agencies

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Patronage is a hiring and promotion system based on…

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knowing the right people

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Which of the following statements about bureaucracies is FALSE? Bureaucracies are scarcely hinted at in the Constitution, Nothing better illustrates the complexity of modern government than its massive bureaucracies, How to manage and control bureaucracies is a central problem of democratic government.

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Bureaucratic power extends to every corner of American economic and social life

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Considered as a single group, the Small Business Administration, the Small Business committees in the House and Senate, and small business advocacy groups are an example of...

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an iron triangle

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A member of the president’s cabinet is said to have “gone native” when that cabinet member...

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places his or her department’s priorities above the president’s