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Chapter 15: The Federal Bureaucracy

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

This activity contains 19 questions.

	Congress tries to control the bureaucracy through   deregulation. the use of executive orders and appointments. rewriting laws and budgets and holding hearings. the creation of "iron triangles."

	Creating new agencies, developing guidelines, and coordinating resources to achieve a policy goal is called   administration. implementation. regulation. bureaucratization.

	Deregulation is responsible, at least in part, for each of the following EXCEPT   competitive airline fares. the proliferation of government agencies. environmental damage. an expensive bailout of the savings and loan industry.

	Government corporations   are independent regulatory agencies. typically charge for their services at reduced rates. provide services that cannot be provided by private businesses. tend to be captured by interest groups.

	Patronage is a hiring and promotion system based on   the merit principle. knowing the right people. the Pendelton Act. talent and skill.

	Presidents try to control the bureaucracy through   executive orders and the power of appointment. congressional hearings and incentives. writing new or more detailed legislation. firing civil servants who disagree with their policy choices.

	Studies have found that most Americans   actually like bureaucracies. dislike bureaucrats. are satisfied with the help received by bureaucrats. are indifferent about bureaucracies and bureaucrats.

	The authority of administrative actors to select among various responses to a given problem is called   policy implementation. administrative discretion. standard operating procedure. merit principle.

	The deterioration of the national parks is primarily a bureaucratic problem of   poor program design. lack of clarity. lack of adequate resources. poor use of administrative routine.

	The diffusion of responsibility within the bureaucracy   helps diminish the use of administrative discretion. facilitates the use of inter-bureaucracy standard operating procedures. makes the coordination of policies both time-consuming and difficult. allows for a diversity of opinion thus facilitating effective administration.

	The main job of bureaucrats is to   protect the interests of their constituencies. advise the president and cabinet on internal affairs. implement, manage, and regulate government policies. compete with the private sector for monopoly power.

	The main obstacle to the successful implementation of the policy prohibiting sex discrimination in intercollegiate athletics was   public opinion concerning the appropriateness of all sports for participation by women. opposition by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. the exemption of "revenue-producing" sports. the lack of clarity and vague policy goals stated in Title IX.

	The most controversial role of the bureaucracies is   policy implementation. regulation. rule-making. legislation.

	The parts of the federal bureaucracy with responsibility for making and enforcing rules designed to protect the public interest are the   cabinet departments. independent regulatory agencies. government corporations. independent executive agencies.

	The plum book lists   all civil service jobs by graded rank. appeals filed with the Merit Systems Protection Board. top federal jobs available by presidential appointment. job openings in the Office of Personnel Management.

	The rationale for the civil service rests on the   General Schedule rating system for patronage appointments. need for job replacements when a new party comes to power. desire to create a nonpartisan government service with promotion on the basis of merit. goal of centralizing government employment at the federal level.

	The Supreme Court case of Munn v. Illinois (1877)   upheld the constitutionality of the Interstate Commerce Commission. set the precedent for deregulation. declared that regulation was not within the realm of state powers. upheld the right of government to regulate the business operations of a firm.

	To a great extent, the ability of bureaucracies to respond to and represent the public's interests depends on   how closely they mirror the average American citizen. whether bureaucracies are effectively controlled by the policymakers that citizens elect. how often the public comes in contact with bureaucracies. the extent to which bureaucrats use administrative discretion.

	When Congress passes regulatory legislation for which it has established goals, it then   grants power to regulatory agencies to develop guidelines and enforce compliance. grants interest groups the power to develop the rules governing the new policy. establishes detailed guidelines that regulatory agencies must implement. assigns responsibility for administration to regulatory agencies and responsibility for enforcement to the courts.

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