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Under the Articles of Confederation, the bureaucracy consisted of correct answers three departments: Foreign Affairs, War, and Treasury.
The Civil War correct answers permanently changed the nature of the bureaucracy.
The firing of public-office holders of a defeated political party, and thei...
AP American Government Final Exam || A+ Verified
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the bureaucracy consisted of correct answers three
departments: Foreign Affairs, War, and Treasury.
The Civil War correct answers permanently changed the nature of the bureaucracy.
The firing of public-office holders of a defeated political party, and their replacement with
loyalists of the victorious political party, is called the
A) replacement doctrine.
B) merit system.
C) civil service.
D) spoils system.
E) nepotism system. correct answers D
The civil service system, established in 1883,
A) initially covered only about a third of federal workers.
B) was governed by a partisan board appointed by the president.
C) eventually was replaced by executive order.
D) eventually covered 10 percent of all federal employees.
E) was eventually expanded to cover most federal appointees in what was called a merit system.
correct answers E
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 was designed to reduce patronage and was also known as
the
A) Hatch Act.
B) Pendleton Act.
C) Garfield Reform.
D) National Reform Program.
E) Anti-Patronage Act. correct answers B
The first independent regulatory commission was the
A) Interstate Commerce Commission.
B) Federal Elections Commission.
C) Equal Opportunity
Employment Commission.
D) Securities and Exchange Commission.
E) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. correct answers A
In 1914, Congress, at the request of the Wilson administration, created the ________ to protect
small business and the public from unfair business practices and competition.
A) Interstate Commerce Commission
B) Department of Economic Affairs
C) Department of Commerce
, D) Federal Trade Commission
E) Anti-Monopoly and Trust Commission correct answers D
The ratification of the ________ Amendment in 1913 gave Congress the authority to implement
a federal income tax, and thus allowed government to grow even more.
A) Tenth
B) Eleventh
C) Twelfth
D) Sixteenth
E) Nineteenth correct answers D
A reason government differs from business is that
A) government promotes the public good, whereas businesses promote profits.
B) bureaucrats are elected.
C) divisions of responsibility are clear.
D) most public employees often find their jobs in jeopardy when administrations change.
E) government can learn little from business but business has much to learn from government.
correct answers A
There are currently more than ________ subunits of Cabinet-level departments and independent
agencies.
A) 1,000
B) 1,250
C) 1,500
D) 1,800
E) 2,000 correct answers E
Nearly one-third of all nonmilitary federal employees work for the
A) Department of Defense.
B) Department of State.
C) Department of Homeland Security.
D) U.S. Postal Service.
E) Department of Justice. correct answers D
The president directly appoints nearly ________ people.
A) 300
B) 3,000
C) 6,000
D) 10,000
E) 15,000 correct answers B
All Cabinet departments are headed by a secretary except for the Department of
A) Defense.
B) State.
C) Commerce.
D) Veterans Affairs.
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