Question 1

What is a government corporation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Each department in the executive branch is legally registered as a corporation.
B)   It is an agency that performs and charges for services usually provided by the private sector.
C)   It is a private company, publicly traded, whose sole investor is the federal government.
D)   It is a government agency that is charged by Congress to make a profit.
E)   It is a government agency that is run primarily by business executives from the private sector.

Question 2

Individual members of Congress can discover questions of public responsibility when engaged in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a filibuster
B)   constituent case work
C)   activities related to the work of a conference committee
D)   a party caucus
E)   a markup session

Question 3

Describe the organizational structure of the federal bureaucracy. What are the differences between departments, agencies, and bureaus? Explain the lines of authority within the executive branch. How is the federal bureaucracy staffed, and how has this changed since the nineteenth century?

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Question 4

Criminal litigation in the federal courts is handled by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the FBI director
B)   the U.S. attorney general
C)   U.S. attorneys
D)   the Secretary of Homeland Security
E)   the U.S. solicitor general

Question 5

In order to change the level of national economic activity and defend the value of the dollar in international trade, the federal government

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A)   frequently requests voluntary contributions to the Treasury Department from businesses and private individuals.
B)   imposes tariffs on all goods imported to the United States.
C)   enforces spending cuts on state government agencies.
D)   manipulates interest rates.
E)   lowers the amount of money that states can legally collect from sales and income taxes.

Question 6

Describe and evaluate the key strategies used to promote reforming the federal bureaucracy. What are some of the challenges associated with each different approach? Explain.

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Question 7

What was the chief bureaucratic flaw identified by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   The CIA director lacked adequate access to the president.
B)   There was a lack of communication between the domestic and foreign security agencies.
C)   The Federal Aviation Administration was not properly monitoring all inbound airplanes on September 11, 2001.
D)   Diplomacy with the Taliban and other sponsors of terrorism had broken down in the mid-1990s.
E)   The government did not act swiftly enough after the attack in order to prevent further casualties.

Question 8

The most visible indication of oversight is the

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A)   use of a unanimous Supreme Court opinion by the lower federal courts to generate public support for a particular policy.
B)   use of the nullification power by the states to declare an act of the federal government unconstitutional.
C)   use of public hearings before congressional committees and subcommittees.
D)   size of the total national debt.
E)   use of the Congressional Budget Office to report on how much particular legislation is going to cost the American taxpayer.

Question 9

The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring after practices found in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   business
B)   the Catholic Church
C)   Congress
D)   local government
E)   the military

Question 10

At its peak in ________, the federal bureaucracy had ________ employees, not including military personnel.

Accepted Answer

A)   1936; 6 million
B)   1968; 3 million
C)   1982; 1 million
D)   1996; 8 million
E)   2005; 10 million

Question 11

Which of the following statements about annual federal outlays is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Federal spending as a percentage of gross domestic product has remained at essentially the same level every year since 1960.
B)   Federal spending as a percentage of gross domestic product has decreased significantly every year since 1960.
C)   Federal spending as a percentage of gross domestic product has increased significantly every year since 1960.
D)   Federal spending as a percentage of gross domestic product has experienced significant ups and downs over time.
E)   Federal spending as a percentage of gross domestic product has only increased once since 1960.

Question 12

The executive budget was created in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   1789
B)   1812
C)   1865
D)   1921
E)   1966

Question 13

The first regulatory agency was the ________, created by Congress in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   U.S. Post Office; 1791
B)   Interstate Commerce Commission; 1887
C)   Federal Communications Commission; 1934
D)   Environmental Protection Agency; 1970
E)   Federal Trade Commission; 1914

Question 14

The controversy over the Patriot Act reveals the complications of balancing ________ with the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   national security; civil liberties of individuals
B)   the flexibility of the president; oversight of state governors
C)   the needs of domestic security; commitments of international treaties
D)   the goals of diplomacy; needs of bureaucratic expertise
E)   the authority of the president; power of Congress

Question 15

The first regulatory agencies Congress established were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   in the Department of Commerce
B)   independent regulatory commissions
C)   government corporations
D)   in the Labor Department
E)   within the Environmental Protection Agency

Question 16

The most significant example of devolution in recent decades has been in the area of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   homeland security
B)   crime enforcement
C)   education
D)   welfare policy
E)   health care

Question 17

The different agencies of the executive branch can be grouped according to the different kinds of services they provide. Describe the three main categories of agencies. What kinds of services do they provide? Provide some examples of each.

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Question 18

Which one of the following agencies was created in 2005?

Accepted Answer

A)   CIA
B)   FBI
C)   National Security Agency
D)   Office of the Director of National Intelligence
E)   Joint Chiefs of Staff

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a type of federal agency?

Accepted Answer

A)   public welfare
B)   internal national security
C)   state and local oversight
D)   economic security
E)   external national security

Question 20

The Freedom of Information Act is designed to

Accepted Answer

A)   lead to quicker filing of habeas corpus petitions.
B)   make more national security documents available to the public.
C)   prevent inefficiency and waste in government management.
D)   expand the freedom of speech granted to government employees.
E)   allow the government to acquire any information about a person to aid in a government investigation.

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What was the chief bureaucratic flaw identified by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States?

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