Bureaucracy/Exec Test Flashcards
Bureaucracies are often criticized as being undemocratic because
A. They are not directly accountable to the people
B. They utilize a merit system for hiring
C. Citizens tend to have low opinions of them
D. The courts have no influence over their actions
A. They are not directly accountable to the people
Presidents attempt to exercise control over the bureaucracy through all of the following means EXCEPT
A. Appointing loyal supporters as the heads of federal agencies
B. Issuing executive orders
C. Altering agencies budgets
D. Firing incompetent civil servants
D. Firing incompetent civil servants
An important tool Congress uses to influence the bureaucracy is
A. Submitting amicus curiae briefs to the federal courts
B. Issuing executive orders
C. Hiring civil servants to head federal agencies
D. Requiring agency heads to routinely appear before Congressional committees
D. Requiring agency heads to routinely appear before Congressional committees
The civil service is defined as
A. A system of hiring and promotion based based on the merit principle and the
desire to create a non-partisan government service
B. A system in which jobs and promotions are awarded for political reasons rather
than merit or competence
C. A system of government employment in which selection and promotion depend
on seniority rather than political patronage
D. An independent agency that oversees merit in the federal government
departments
A. A system of hiring and promotion based based on the merit principle and the
desire to create a non-partisan government service
Which of the following explains how the bureaucracy can address a problem shown in the infographic?
A. The Department of Transportation can write stronger regulations on freight volume.
All of the following help to explain the President’s difficulty in controlling cabinet-level agencies EXCEPT:
a. Agencies often have political support from interest groups
b. Agency staff often have information and technical expertise that the President and presidential advisers lack
c. The President can only fire appointees before they have been confirmed by the Senate
d. Civil servants who remain in their jobs through changes of administration
develop loyalties to their agencies
c. The President can only fire appointees before they have been confirmed by the Senate
