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The delegation of powers is the process by which _____ gives the executive branch the
additional authority needed to address new problems. - ✔✔Congress
The phrase "divided government" refers to - ✔✔one party controlling the presidency
and another controlling Congress
In the governments of modern societies, bureaucracies - ✔✔still play a central role
A large, complex organization in which employees have specific job responsibilities and
work within a hierarchy of authority is a(n) - ✔✔bureaucracy
Government corporations are best descried as - ✔✔government agencies that
provide services that could be provided by the private sector
________ is not a reason cited by the text for the growth of government. -
✔✔Election and appointment of "left-leaning Social Democratic" government
officials
One significant difficulty with assessing the effectiveness of government agencies is that
government often allows them to set their own standards for what constitutes
acceptable outcomes. One way in which this can be fixed to: - ✔✔ensure evaluations
are objective through evidence-based policymaking
, An employee of a government unit, who is quite knowledgeable within their narrow
area, and works on specific responsibilities and within a hierarchy of authority is known
as a - ✔✔bureaucrat
The latitude that Congress gives agencies to make policy in the spirit of their legislative
mandate is called - ✔✔administrative discretion
The Department of _________ is the largest government department in terms of
number of employees - ✔✔Defense
The purpose of the Pendleton Act of 1883 was to - ✔✔reduce patronage by creating
a civil service
According to the text, a primary reason for low morale among federal employees is -
✔✔that fewer than half believe that doing their job well will lead to reward or
promotion
The _______ represents the federal government before the Supreme Court -
✔✔solicitor general
Criminal offenses such as arson, theft, and murder are almost always the sole
responsibility of which entity? - ✔✔the state
A circuit is - ✔✔the geographical area over which a court of appeals hears cases
The case of Marbury v. Madison was based on which of these questions? - ✔✔Should
Congress or the Constitution prevail
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