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Chapter 15: The Federal Bureaucracy

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	Bureaucratic agencies operate with a large grant of power from Congress, which permits the agencies to sketch out the regulatory means to meet the goals.

	True False

	Civil servants are protected from dismissals that are politically motivated.

	True False

	Compared to other parts of the bureaucracy, independent regulatory agencies have relatively little power.

	True False

	Congress usually words legislation very precisely outlining in detail how the policy should be implemented.

	True False

	Federal agencies have strong ties to interest groups on the one hand and to congressional committees and subcommittees on the other.

	True False

	Government regulation of the American economy has declined in recent years.

	True False

	It is common for members of regulatory commissions to be drawn from the ranks of the regulated.

	True False

	Most federal bureaucrats work in Washington, D.C.
	Most federal bureaucrats work in Washington, D.C.
	True False

	Public bureaucracies are typically monopolies.
	Public bureaucracies are typically monopolies.
	True False

	The bureaucracy frequently lacks the staff, training, funding, supplies, and equipment to adequately carry out the tasks it has been assigned to do.

	True False

	The federal bureaucracy has been reorganized several times in order to avoid duplication of effort and lack of coordination of policies.

	True False

	The federal bureaucracy has grown dramatically over the past two generations.

	True False

	The most common way to control bureaucratic discretion is to fire bureaucrats who do not follow the proper procedures.

	True False

	The permanent bureaucracy is more broadly representative of the American people than are legislators, judges, or presidential appointees in the executive branch.

	True False

	The Voting Rights Act of 1965 failed because of a lack of clear goals and resources to implement it.

	True False

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Bureaucratic agencies operate with a large grant of power from Congress, which permits the agencies to sketch out the regulatory means to meet the goals.

Civil servants are protected from dismissals that are politically motivated.

Compared to other parts of the bureaucracy, independent regulatory agencies have relatively little power.

Congress usually words legislation very precisely outlining in detail how the policy should be implemented.

Federal agencies have strong ties to interest groups on the one hand and to congressional committees and subcommittees on the other.

Government regulation of the American economy has declined in recent years.

It is common for members of regulatory commissions to be drawn from the ranks of the regulated.

Most federal bureaucrats work in Washington, D.C.

Public bureaucracies are typically monopolies.

The bureaucracy frequently lacks the staff, training, funding, supplies, and equipment to adequately carry out the tasks it has been assigned to do.

The federal bureaucracy has been reorganized several times in order to avoid duplication of effort and lack of coordination of policies.

The federal bureaucracy has grown dramatically over the past two generations.

The most common way to control bureaucratic discretion is to fire bureaucrats who do not follow the proper procedures.

The permanent bureaucracy is more broadly representative of the American people than are legislators, judges, or presidential appointees in the executive branch.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 failed because of a lack of clear goals and resources to implement it.