Chapter 12 & 14 Test

Question 1

22 Amendment

Answer 1

Ratified in 1951, this amendment limits the presidents to 2 terms

Question 2

25 Amendment

Answer 2

Ratified in 1967 this amendment permits the vice president to become acting president if they are deemed disabled, and outlines how they can reclaim the job

Question 3

Impeachment

Answer 3

The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law prescribed by the Constitution, the house has the authority to impeach

Question 4

Watergate

Answer 4

The events and scandal surrounding a break in at the democratic national committee headquarters in 1972 and the cover up of White House involvement, leading to Nixon’s resignation

Question 5

Executive Orders

Answer 5

Regulations originating with the executive branch (Presidents can control bureaucracy)

Question 6

Cabinet

Answer 6

A group of presidential advisors not mentioned in the Constitution (14 secretaries, attorney general, and others)

Question 7

National Security Council

Answer 7

The committee that links the president’s foreign and military advisors.

Question 8

Council of Economic Advisors

Answer 8

A 3 member body appointed by the president to advise them on economic policy

Question 9

Office of Management and Budget

Answer 9

An office that prepares the president’s budget and also advises presidents on proposals from departments and agencies and helps review their proposed regulations

Question 10

Veto

Answer 10

The constitutional power of the president to send a bill back to congress with reasons for rejection

Question 11

Pocket Veto

Answer 11

A type of veto occurring when congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president and the president simply lets the bill die by neither signing nor vetoing it

Question 12

War Powers Resolution

Answer 12

A law passed in 1973, in reaction to American fighting in Vietnam and Cambodia that requires presidents to consult with congress whenever possible prior to using military force and to withdraw forces after 60 days unless congress decides otherwise

Question 13

Legislative Veto

Answer 13

A vote in congress to override a presidential decision

Question 14

Crisis

Answer 14

A sudden, unpredictable, and potentially dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of crisis manager

Question 15

Bureaucracy

Answer 15

A hierarchical authority structure that uses task specialization, operates on the merit principle, and behaves impartially

Question 16

Patronage

Answer 16

One of the key inducements used by party machines given to people for political reasons

Question 17

Pendleton Civil Service Act

Answer 17

Passed in 1833, an act that created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage

Question 18

Civil Service

Answer 18

A system of hiring and promotion on the merit principle and to create a non-partisan government service

Question 19

Merit Principle

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The idea that hiring should be based on entrance exams and promotion ratings to produce administration by people with talent and skill

Question 20

Hatch Act

Answer 20

A federal law prohibiting government employees from active participation in partisan policies while on duty or for employees in sensitive positions and all times

Question 21

Office of Personal Management

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The office in charge of hiring for most agencies of the federal government using elaborate rules in the process

Question 22

GS (General Schedule) Rating

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A schedule for federal employees for GS 1 to GS 18, by which salaries can be keyed to rating and experience

Question 23

Senior Executive Service

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An elite cadre of about 9,000 federal government managers at the top of the civil service system

Question 24

Independent Regulatory Commission

Answer 24

A government agency with responsibility for making and enforcing rules to protect the public interest in some sectors of the economy and for judging disputes over these rules

Question 25

Government Corporation

Answer 25

A government organization that like a business corporations, provides a service that could be delivered by the private sector and typically charges for its services (US Postal Service)

Question 26

Independent Executive Agency

Answer 26

The government agencies not accounted by cabinet departments

Question 27

Policy Implementation

Answer 27

The stage of policy making between the establishment of a policy and the consequences of the policy for the people affected

Question 28

Standard Operating Procedure

Answer 28

Procedures for everyday decision making endurable bureaucrats to bring efficiency and uniformity to the running of complex organizations

Question 29

Administrative Discretion

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The authority of administrative actors to select among various responses to a given problem

Question 30

Street-Level Bureacrats

Answer 30

A phrase referring to those bureaucrats who are in constant contact with the public and have considerable administrative discretion

Question 31

Regulation

Answer 31

The use of government authority to control or change some practice in the private sector

Question 32

Command-and-Control Policy

Answer 32

The typical system of regulation whereby the government tells business how to reach certain goals, checks that these commands are followed and punishes offenders

Question 33

Incentive System

Answer 33

An alternative to command-and-control, with market-like strategies such as rewards used to manage public policy

Question 34

Deregulation

Answer 34

The lifting of government restrictions on business, industry, and professional activites

Question 35

Executive Orders

Answer 35

Regulations originating with the executive branch, one method presidents can use to control the bureaucracy

Question 36

Iron Triangles

Answer 36

Also known as sub-governments, as mutually dependent, mutually advantageous relationships between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees and subcommittees. Can dominate some areas of domestic policy making