The Bureaucracy CH 14

Question 1

The main job of the bureaucracy is to _________, which is seen as an extension of how the president executes laws.

Answer 1

Imports the rules.

Question 2

Of all the components of American government, the _________ is the most likely to have a direct impact on the lives of its citizens.

Answer 2

Bureaucracy.

Question 3

In the late nineteenth century, the German sociologist _________ described bureaucracies as highly rational organizations that enabled large numbers of people to get difficult jobs done efficiently.

Answer 3

Max Weber

Question 4

_______ can be defined as executive branch departments, agencies, boards, and commissions that carry out the responsibilities of the federal government

Answer 4

Bureaucracy

Question 5

Guidelines issued by federal agencies for administering federal programs and implementing federal law are referred to as

Answer 5

Regulations

Question 6

Because it oversees Medicare and Medicaid, ____________ must implement the new programs associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Answer 6

Department of Health Human Services (HHS)

Question 7

What do you call a type of federal organization that uses funds specifically allocated to promote a public good or service?

Answer 7

National Endowment

Question 8

. How did Obama respond to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

Answer 8

By issuing an executive order to form a commission to investigate the failure, instituted a temporary ban on all offshore drilling and addressed the nation to explain how the federal government was addressing the crisis.
(ALL OF THE ABOVE)