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During George Washington's administration, there were ________ cabinet positions.


A) four
B) five
C) six
D) seven

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Two recent periods of large-scale bureaucratic expansion were ________.


A) the 1930s and the 1960s
B) the 1920s and the 1980s
C) the 1910s and the 1990s
D) the 1930s and the 1950s

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The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 helps citizens exercise oversight over the bureaucracy by ________.


A) empowering Congress
B) opening government records to citizen scrutiny
C) requiring annual evaluations by the president
D) forcing agencies to hold public meetings

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Which describes the ideal bureaucracy according to Max Weber?


A) an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
B) an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
C) a wasteful, poorly organized agency
D) an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

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Critical Thinking Questions  RATING  Failing  Below Average  Competent  Advanced/  Sophisticated  Criteria  Answer doesnot  Answer fails to  Answer provides  Answer clearly  for  provide an  provide examples  an argument with  provide an  evaluation.  argument for or  to support an  one or two  argument with two  against. Answer  contains  argument for or  against. Writing  examples that  support it. Writing  excellent  examples that  inaccuracies.  is poor and  is acceptable for  support it; student  Writing is poor  grammatical  the college level  makes the argument  and contains  errors are  but may contain  clearly and  numerous  common. Answer  one or two  eloquently. Answer  grammatical  mistakes and  is somewhat  incoherent.  grammatical  mistakes and  is well organized  and free of  misspellings.  misspellings.  grammatical errors  and misspellings.  POINT  VALUE 0123\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { RATING } &\text { Failing }&\text { Below Average } &\text { Competent }&\text { Advanced/ }\\&&&&\text { Sophisticated }\\\hline \text { Criteria } &\text { Answer doesnot }&\text { Answer fails to }&\text { Answer provides }&\text { Answer clearly }\\\text { for }&\text { provide an }&\text { provide examples }& \text { an argument with } &\text { provide an }\\\text { evaluation. }&\text { argument for or }&\text { to support an }&\text { one or two }&\text { argument with two }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { against. Answer } \\\text { contains }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { argument for or } \\\text { against. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { examples that } \\\text { support it. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { excellent } \\\text { examples that }\end{array}\\&\text { inaccuracies. } & \text { is poor and } & \text { is acceptable for }& \text { support it; student } \\&\text { Writing is poor } &\text { grammatical }& \text { the college level } &\text { makes the argument }\\&\text { and contains } & \text { errors are } & \text { but may contain } &\text { clearly and }\\&\text { numerous } & \text { common. Answer } & \text { one or two }&\text { eloquently. Answer }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is somewhat } \\\text { incoherent. }\end{array} &\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is well organized } \\\text { and free of }\end{array}\\&\text { misspellings. }&&\text { misspellings. }&\text { grammatical errors }\\&&&&\text { and misspellings. }\\\hline \text { POINT } \\\text { VALUE }&0&1&2&3\\\hline\end{array} -Which model of bureaucracy best explains the way the government currently operates? Why?

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Critical Thinking Questions  RATING  Failing  Below Average  Competent  Advanced/  Sophisticated  Criteria  Answer doesnot  Answer fails to  Answer provides  Answer clearly  for  provide an  provide examples  an argument with  provide an  evaluation.  argument for or  to support an  one or two  argument with two  against. Answer  contains  argument for or  against. Writing  examples that  support it. Writing  excellent  examples that  inaccuracies.  is poor and  is acceptable for  support it; student  Writing is poor  grammatical  the college level  makes the argument  and contains  errors are  but may contain  clearly and  numerous  common. Answer  one or two  eloquently. Answer  grammatical  mistakes and  is somewhat  incoherent.  grammatical  mistakes and  is well organized  and free of  misspellings.  misspellings.  grammatical errors  and misspellings.  POINT  VALUE 0123\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { RATING } &\text { Failing }&\text { Below Average } &\text { Competent }&\text { Advanced/ }\\&&&&\text { Sophisticated }\\\hline \text { Criteria } &\text { Answer doesnot }&\text { Answer fails to }&\text { Answer provides }&\text { Answer clearly }\\\text { for }&\text { provide an }&\text { provide examples }& \text { an argument with } &\text { provide an }\\\text { evaluation. }&\text { argument for or }&\text { to support an }&\text { one or two }&\text { argument with two }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { against. Answer } \\\text { contains }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { argument for or } \\\text { against. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { examples that } \\\text { support it. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { excellent } \\\text { examples that }\end{array}\\&\text { inaccuracies. } & \text { is poor and } & \text { is acceptable for }& \text { support it; student } \\&\text { Writing is poor } &\text { grammatical }& \text { the college level } &\text { makes the argument }\\&\text { and contains } & \text { errors are } & \text { but may contain } &\text { clearly and }\\&\text { numerous } & \text { common. Answer } & \text { one or two }&\text { eloquently. Answer }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is somewhat } \\\text { incoherent. }\end{array} &\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is well organized } \\\text { and free of }\end{array}\\&\text { misspellings. }&&\text { misspellings. }&\text { grammatical errors }\\&&&&\text { and misspellings. }\\\hline \text { POINT } \\\text { VALUE }&0&1&2&3\\\hline\end{array} -Does the use of bureaucratic oversight staff by Congress and by the OMB constitute unnecessary duplication? Why or why not?

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The Civil Service Commission was created by the ________.


A) Pendleton Act of 1883
B) Lloyd-La Follette Act of 1912
C) Hatch Act of 1939
D) Political Activities Act of 1939

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When reformers speak of bureaucratic privatization, they mean all the following processes except ________.


A) divestiture
B) government grants
C) whistleblowing
D) third-party financing

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Critical Thinking Questions  RATING  Failing  Below Average  Competent  Advanced/  Sophisticated  Criteria  Answer doesnot  Answer fails to  Answer provides  Answer clearly  for  provide an  provide examples  an argument with  provide an  evaluation.  argument for or  to support an  one or two  argument with two  against. Answer  contains  argument for or  against. Writing  examples that  support it. Writing  excellent  examples that  inaccuracies.  is poor and  is acceptable for  support it; student  Writing is poor  grammatical  the college level  makes the argument  and contains  errors are  but may contain  clearly and  numerous  common. Answer  one or two  eloquently. Answer  grammatical  mistakes and  is somewhat  incoherent.  grammatical  mistakes and  is well organized  and free of  misspellings.  misspellings.  grammatical errors  and misspellings.  POINT  VALUE 0123\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { RATING } &\text { Failing }&\text { Below Average } &\text { Competent }&\text { Advanced/ }\\&&&&\text { Sophisticated }\\\hline \text { Criteria } &\text { Answer doesnot }&\text { Answer fails to }&\text { Answer provides }&\text { Answer clearly }\\\text { for }&\text { provide an }&\text { provide examples }& \text { an argument with } &\text { provide an }\\\text { evaluation. }&\text { argument for or }&\text { to support an }&\text { one or two }&\text { argument with two }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { against. Answer } \\\text { contains }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { argument for or } \\\text { against. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { examples that } \\\text { support it. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { excellent } \\\text { examples that }\end{array}\\&\text { inaccuracies. } & \text { is poor and } & \text { is acceptable for }& \text { support it; student } \\&\text { Writing is poor } &\text { grammatical }& \text { the college level } &\text { makes the argument }\\&\text { and contains } & \text { errors are } & \text { but may contain } &\text { clearly and }\\&\text { numerous } & \text { common. Answer } & \text { one or two }&\text { eloquently. Answer }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is somewhat } \\\text { incoherent. }\end{array} &\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is well organized } \\\text { and free of }\end{array}\\&\text { misspellings. }&&\text { misspellings. }&\text { grammatical errors }\\&&&&\text { and misspellings. }\\\hline \text { POINT } \\\text { VALUE }&0&1&2&3\\\hline\end{array} -Do you think Congress and the president have done enough to protect bureaucratic whistleblowers? Why or why not?

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Briefly explain why government might create a government corporation.

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Critical Thinking Questions  RATING  Failing  Below Average  Competent  Advanced/  Sophisticated  Criteria  Answer doesnot  Answer fails to  Answer provides  Answer clearly  for  provide an  provide examples  an argument with  provide an  evaluation.  argument for or  to support an  one or two  argument with two  against. Answer  contains  argument for or  against. Writing  examples that  support it. Writing  excellent  examples that  inaccuracies.  is poor and  is acceptable for  support it; student  Writing is poor  grammatical  the college level  makes the argument  and contains  errors are  but may contain  clearly and  numerous  common. Answer  one or two  eloquently. Answer  grammatical  mistakes and  is somewhat  incoherent.  grammatical  mistakes and  is well organized  and free of  misspellings.  misspellings.  grammatical errors  and misspellings.  POINT  VALUE 0123\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { RATING } &\text { Failing }&\text { Below Average } &\text { Competent }&\text { Advanced/ }\\&&&&\text { Sophisticated }\\\hline \text { Criteria } &\text { Answer doesnot }&\text { Answer fails to }&\text { Answer provides }&\text { Answer clearly }\\\text { for }&\text { provide an }&\text { provide examples }& \text { an argument with } &\text { provide an }\\\text { evaluation. }&\text { argument for or }&\text { to support an }&\text { one or two }&\text { argument with two }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { against. Answer } \\\text { contains }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { argument for or } \\\text { against. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { examples that } \\\text { support it. Writing }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { excellent } \\\text { examples that }\end{array}\\&\text { inaccuracies. } & \text { is poor and } & \text { is acceptable for }& \text { support it; student } \\&\text { Writing is poor } &\text { grammatical }& \text { the college level } &\text { makes the argument }\\&\text { and contains } & \text { errors are } & \text { but may contain } &\text { clearly and }\\&\text { numerous } & \text { common. Answer } & \text { one or two }&\text { eloquently. Answer }\\&\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is somewhat } \\\text { incoherent. }\end{array} &\begin{array}{l}\text { grammatical } \\\text { mistakes and }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { is well organized } \\\text { and free of }\end{array}\\&\text { misspellings. }&&\text { misspellings. }&\text { grammatical errors }\\&&&&\text { and misspellings. }\\\hline \text { POINT } \\\text { VALUE }&0&1&2&3\\\hline\end{array} -In what ways might the patronage system be made more efficient?

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Briefly explain the underlying reason for the emergence of the spoils system.

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An example of a government corporation is ________.


A) NASA
B) the State Department
C) Amtrak
D) the CIA

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Briefly explain the benefits and drawbacks of a merit system.

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A benefit of the merit system is that it helps to ensure the most qualified applicants are given the position. A drawback is that the bureaucracy is less responsive to the will of elected leaders than under patronage.

Which of the following models of bureaucracy best accounts for the way bureaucracies tend to push Congress for more funding each year?


A) the Weberian model
B) the acquisitive model
C) the monopolistic model
D) the ideal model

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The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created the Office of Personnel Management and the ________.


A) Civil Service Commission
B) Merit Systems Protection Board
C) "spoils system"
D) General Schedule

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The "spoils system" allocated political appointments on the basis of ________.


A) merit
B) background
C) party loyalty
D) specialized education

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Briefly explain the advantages of negotiated rulemaking.

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Negotiated rulemaking has the advantage of being less adversarial and, by encouraging consensus, quicker.

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