Ch.8

Question 1

the president has authority to _________.

Answer 1

make changes in an agencys annual budget proposals

Question 2

how do departments differ from independent agencies?

Answer 2

department heads are part of the president’s cabinet; agency heads are not

Question 3

what function is the national labor relations board carrying out when it settles disputes between labor and management related to federal labor laws?

Answer 3

administrative adjudication

Question 4

which of the following statements best describes congress’s influence over agency budgets?

Answer 4

congress has the authority to appropriate money to agencies.

Question 5

what has been the effect of requirenments that agencies conduct a formal hearing before issuing rules?

Answer 5

the courts tend to give greater deference to agency descisions.

Question 6

how do government corporations differ from private companies?

Answer 6

government corporations perform activities that private companies have little incentive to provide.

Question 7

which of the following is an example of a government corporation?

Answer 7

the Tennessee Valley Authority

Question 8

What is the main purpose served by government corporations?

Answer 8

providing services that the private sector lacks a financial incentive to provide

Question 9

which of the following is an example of the merit system?

Answer 9

agencies hiring people based on their performance on entrance exams

Question 10

what is a goal common to both the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act?

Answer 10

reducing the influence of partisan politics on the federal bureaucracy.

Question 11

why was the spoils system ultimately repaced by the civil service system?

Answer 11

due to growing concerns about a poorly functioning federal bureaucracy

Question 12

how did Americans attitudes about the role of government change as a result of the great depression and roosevelts new deal?

Answer 12

people became more accepting of the federal governments role in economic policy.

Question 13

which of the following was a consequence of the spoils, or patronage, system?

Answer 13

The federal bureaucracy was staffed with people who often lacked expertise.

Question 14

what role is the enviromental protection agency taking when it sets limits on air pollution from the power plants?

Answer 14

regualtion

Question 15

under amendments to the hatch act, federal employees are prohibited from __________.

Answer 15

running for partisan office

Question 16

how did the pendleton act reform the system of hiring and firing federal employees?

Answer 16

it required hiring and firing desicions to be based on merit rather partidan loyalty.

Question 17

max weber identified which of the following as a characteristic of an ideal bureaucracy?

Answer 17

task specialization

Question 18

federal law requires that agencies must take what step before issuing new rules and regulations

Answer 18

they must solicit public comments

Question 19

which of the following is an example of an independent executive agency?

Answer 19

the national aeronautics and space adminstration NASA

Question 20

which statement about the quasi-judicial decisions made by government agencies is accurate?

Answer 20

they can be reviewed by federal courts