US Government Quiz Bureaucracies
1) All of the following are characteristics of bureaucracies except:
their rules are usually flexible and subject to change
they have a hierarchy chain of command
there are clear lines of authority between superiors and workers
they have a division of specialization
2) Which of the following is a way that Congress can control federal bureaucracies?
abolishing a federal program
investigating their activities
all of the answers are correct
limit their discretion
3) What function do bureaucracies serve in relation to Congress?
none of these answers
serving as the advisors for the president
serving as the advisors for Congress
implementation
4) Which of the following stemmed from the implementation of the Pendleton Act?
appointing friends and family members in civil services jobs
none of these answers
Affirmative Action
creating the spoils system
5) Which of the following provides a service that could be handled on the private sector?
cabinet
independent regulatory agency
bureaucracy
government corporations
6) All of the below are presidential methods of exercising control over bureaucracies, except:
Appointing the right people to head the agency.
Reorganizing an agency.
Appointing family and friends to fill appointments.
Issuing executive orders.
7) Rules and regulations issued by the president that have the effect of law are
independent executive agencies.
government corporations.
none of these answers.
executive orders.
8) Independent regulatory commissions are created by the president.
True
False
9) All of the following were implemented after the 1940s except:
government corporations
environmental protection agency
nuclear regulatory commission
commission on the status of women
10) The Cabinet department accounts for more than half of the federal workforce.
True
False
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