1 .		The set of complex hierarchical departments, agencies, commissions, and their staffs that exist to help the president carry out his constitutionally mandated charge to enforce the laws of the nation is known as [Hint]   A. the bureaucracy.   B. patronage.   C. issue networks.   D. the reverse suplex.   E. iron triangles.
2 .		Which of the following was a lead characteristic of the nature of the federal bureaucracy until 1880? [Hint]   A. patronage as a key factor in federal employment   B. rapid growth in the number of government corporations   C. competitive exams as a key factor in federal employment   D. rapid growth in the number of independent regulatory commissions   E. the bureaucracy did not develop until 1895
3 .		Which of the following events prompted a significant increase in the federal bureaucracy? [Hint]   A. World War II   B. the Great Depression   C. the Civil War   D. A, B, and C   E. none are correct
4 .		Which of the following bureaucratic units usually has the responsibility for the broadest area of government operations? [Hint]   A. independent executive agencies   B. government corporations   C. state departments   D. Cabinet departments   E. independent regulatory commissions
5 .		A majority of the federal work force today is employed in [Hint]   A. the Congress.   B. Cabinet departments.   C. government corporations.   D. independent executive agencies.   E. independent regulatory commissions.
6 .		The U.S. Postal Service, Amtrak, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) are all good examples of [Hint]   A. Cabinet departments.   B. government corporations.   C. independent regulatory commissions.   D. independent executive agencies.   E. none of the above
7 .		A governmental unit that closely resembles Cabinet departments, but has much narrower areas of responsibility would be a(n) [Hint]   A. government corporation.   B. Cabinet department.   C. independent executive agency.   D. clientele agency.   E. sub-Cabinet department.
8 .		If you had a situation where there was a relatively stable relationship and pattern of interaction between senior citizens' groups, the Social Security Administration (a bureaucratic agency), and a congressional subcommittee on Aging, all focusing their efforts on increasing Social Security benefits, this would be an example of [Hint]   A. case work.   B. iron triangles.   C. patronage.   D. issue networks.   E. administrative discretion.
9 .		Which of the following represents a considerable opportunity for a bureaucratic agency to influence the implementation of a law or program passed by Congress? [Hint]   A. rule making   B. congressional review   C. activities permissible under the Hatch Act   D. case working   E. legislative veto
10 .		The process where a bureaucratic agency acts similar to a court in arbitrating a dispute is [Hint]   A. case working   B. rule making.   C. an executive order.   D. the spoils system.   E. administrative adjudication.
11 .		Which of the following represents the most recent attempt to increase the accountability of the bureaucracy? [Hint]   A. Pendleton Act   B. Zero-Growth Government Act   C. Hatch Act   D. President Coolidge's "Two Percent Club"   E. President's Task Force on Reinventing Government.
12 .		Of the following, Presidents can best control the federal bureaucracy through [Hint]   A. executive agreements.   B. executive orders.   C. the civil service system.   D. all are correct   E. the merit system.
13 .		"Police patrol" oversight of the bureaucracy [Hint]   A. is only conducted by state governments.   B. is not conducted by the Congress.   C. is reactive and generally involves a congressional response to a complaint filed by a constituent.   D. is proactive and allows Congress to set its own agenda for programs or agencies to review.   E. is the only type of oversight in which Congress engages.
14 .		Congress can control the federal bureaucracy by [Hint]   A. reducing their budget.   B. turning down a presidential appointee to a Cabinet secretary's position.   C. investigating their activities.   D. abolishing a federal program.   E. all of the above
15 .		Which of the following assists Congress in its oversight of the bureaucracy? [Hint]   A. Congressional Budget Office (CBO)   B. General Accounting Office (GAO)   C. Congressional Research Service (CRS)   D. A, B, and C are correct   E. none are correct