Chapter 8: The Bureaucracy: Career Government Employees, Accountability, and Race

Question 1

Which of the following federal agencies failed to respond adequately to the damage from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, when it did not have similar problems in responses to hurricane damage in Texas and Florida in the same year?

Answer 1

d. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Question 2

FEMA stands for

Answer 2

b. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Question 3

A large, complex organization in which employees work within specific levels of rank and authority to carry out the policies of that organization is called

Answer 3

a. Bureaucracy.

Question 4

The federal government bureaucracy is not in charge of

Answer 4

c. Determining the constitutionality of the policies it carries out.

Question 5

The federal bureaucracy is a part of which branch of government?

Answer 5

b. Executive.

Question 6

The __________ is made up of cabinet departments, independent regulatory commissions, independent executive agencies, and government corporations.

Answer 6

c. Federal bureaucracy.

Question 7

Which branch(es) of government is/are responsible for establishing and eliminating sections of the bureaucracy?

Answer 7

d. Executive and Legislative.

Question 8

Cabinet departments are

Answer 8

c. Major divisions within the executive branch, which each perform a specific function.

Question 9

Independent regulatory commissions are

Answer 9

a. Government bodies that issue and enforce regulations on specified economic and social interests.

Question 10

Independent executive agencies are

Answer 10

d. Parts of the federal bureaucracy with specified functions that are independent from cabinet departments, do not regulate, and do not charge fees for their services.

Question 11

Government corporations are known as

Answer 11

b. Parts of the federal bureaucracy that charge fees for the services they provide to the American public.

Question 12

Which are the four longest standing departments in the federal bureaucracy?

Answer 12

a. State, Treasury, Defense, and Justice.

Question 13

By 2019, there were __ Cabinet Departments within the federal bureaucracy.

Answer 13

d. 15.

Question 14

When was the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice created?

Answer 14

c. 1957.

Question 15

Whistleblowers can at times expose __________________ occurring within the federal bureaucracy, which would normally go unnoticed.

Answer 15

b. racial and ethnic discrimination.

Question 16

The majority of employees in the bureaucracy are

Answer 16

d. Hired based on their qualifications.

Question 17

Which of the following does the Civil Rights Division work to protect from discrimination?

Answer 17

d. All of the above. Racial and ethnic minorities. Disabled individuals. Members of nontraditional religions.

Question 18

Issues of discrimination in the United States are most likely to be investigated by the

Answer 18

b. Department of Justice.

Question 19

Issues concerning the United States and foreign relations are most likely to be handled by the

Answer 19

a. State Department.

Question 19

Issues relating to the health of the economy in the United States are most likely to be addressed by the

Answer 19

c. Treasury Department.