Quiz4

Question 1

Bureaucracies are organized to

Answer 1

Be efficient

Question 2

Vast majority of bureaucratic positions are held by

Answer 2

Civil servants

Question 3

What is the relationship between the presidents cabinet and the bureaucracy?

Answer 3

The president can appoint his cabinet but not the secretaries who run departments

Question 4

The United States postal service is an example of

Answer 4

Government corporation

Question 5

The information necessary to implement policy is often

Answer 5

Technical and complex

Question 6

The bureaucratic function of monitoring and imposing standards to maintain safe food and drinking water is called

Answer 6

Regulation

Question 7

Recent efforts at bureaucratic reform have been

Answer 7

Piecemeal and burdened by different philosophical approaches

Question 8

Once on the job, the president political appointees are

Answer 8

Not directly accountable to members of congress

Question 9

Congressional oversight

Answer 9

Provides members of congress an opportunity to voice opinions on how programs are being implemented

Question 10

The bureaucracy is responsible for

Answer 10

Implementing laws