US Gov 11-13

The __________ is NOT a government corporation

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• National Park Foundation

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

Independent regulatory commissions are headed by which of the following?

• Joint committees of Congress

• A special three person panel appointed by a special court

• A committee of Senators

• Commissioners appointed by the president

Information about the establishment of the American bureaucracy can be found in what part of the Constitution?

• Article II

• Article I

• There is no specific mention of the bureaucracy in the Constitution.

• Article III

The largest executive department in terms of its __________ is the Department of Defense.

• annual revenues

• implementation of policy

• annual budget

• number of employees

Which of the following groups have the most passive role in controlling the political environment of bureaucracies?

• Interest groups

• The presidency

• The courts

• Congress

Which of the following is a frequent criticism of bureaucrats?

• They waste precious public resources.

• They maximize the use of precious public resources.

• They pocket precious public resources.

• They do not use enough precious public resources.

Which of the following best describes the spoils system?

• The practice of making appointments to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty and support in election campaigns

• An attempt to appoint the very best people to government jobs regardless of background or party affiliation

• Filling government jobs on a first come, first serve basis regardless of political affiliation

• Selling government jobs to the highest bidder

The most explosive growth in government has occurred in the _______ since the nation’s founding.

• number of courts and judges

• development and evolution of bureaucracies

• Congress and its staff

• presidency and the president's personal staff

__________ made deregulation a major theme in his call to roll back the growth of government.

• George W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

• John F. Kennedy

• Bill Clinton

The president’s most powerful competitor in the effort to ensure bureaucratic responsiveness is __________.

• his own staff

• Congress

• the Supreme Court

•  

  a number of interest groups