Political Science 2 Exam Questions and Answers
All are true of privatizing the federal government except that - Answer-True: Option to issue/sell shares to anybody who wants to buy them & offer to sell Govt. agencies to existing corporation that already might be involved in similar lines of b...
Political Science 2 Exam Questions and Answers All are true of privatizing the federal government except that - Answer -True: Option to issue/sell shares to anybody who wants to buy them & offer to sell Govt. agencies to existing corporation that already might be involved in similar lines of business be come subject to market place. Bureaucracy is the name given to - Answer -A large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions. The Weberian model of bureaucracy - Answer -1. Division of Labor 2. Hierarchy 3. Formal Rules 4. Maintenance of files and records 5. Projessionalism According to Max Weber, a bureaucracy should be all of the following except - Answer -
organized hiererehically & governed by formal proceedings; power from top downward; decision taht promote similar de cisions in similar situations; achievement based on merit; an adopted organization . The acquisitive model of bureaucracy holds that - Answer -leaders of bureaucracies seek expanded budgets and larger staffs. The monopolistic model of bureaucracy states that - Answer -A model of bureaucracy that compares bureaucracies to monopolistic business firms. Lack of competition in either circumstance leads to inefficient and costly operations. Which of the following is not one of the four major types of structures within the executive branch? - Answer -The president, vice president, executive office of president. With regard to cabinet departments and the president - Answer -Responsible for training troops, printing money . Independent executive agencies are - Answer -not part of cabinet departments but report directly to the president. ____ were set up because Congress felt it was unable to handle the complexities and technicalities required to carry out specific laws in the public interest; these entities were given executive, legislative, and judicial functions by Congress. - Answer -The purpose and nature of regulatory agencies. Independent regulatory agencies - Answer -Federal regulatory agencies that are independent, t hus not fully under the power of the president. Ex. Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission. The Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board are all examples of - Answer -independent regulatory agencies . When the industry that is being regulated gains control over the agency that is supposed to regulate it, the process is called - Answer -Captured Agencies Amtrak, the U.S. Postal Service, and the Tennessee Valley Authority are example s of - Answer -Bureaucracies All of the following statements about political appointees are true except that - Answer -
People whom the president has chosen becasue they have proven executive ability or were important supporters of the presidents election ca mpaign. Which of the following is (are) true of political appointees? - Answer -The system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power. The spoils system can be viewed as - Answer -a system of patronage. All of the following are true of the Civil Service except that - Answer -Government workers The merit system refers to - Answer -the selection and promotion of government employees on the basis of examinations. The Pendleton Act - Answer -The Pendleton Act of 1883 made campaign , contributions from federal employees illegal, and it established the Civil Service Commission to make appointments to federal jobs on the basis of competitive examination. It was basicall y made to stop political corruption. The civil -service reform forced politicians to gain support and funds from big -business leaders. The Hatch Act - Answer -made it illegal for federal civil service employees to take an active part in political management or political campaigns by serving as party officials The Government in the Sunshine Act required that - Answer -all multi -headed federal agencies conduct their business regularly in public session The Freedom of Information Act - Answer -requires federal agencies to disclose information on file about an individual on that individuals request.
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