POLI 2051 Chapter 14 Exam Questions Correct Answers New Update (A+ Pass)

POLI 2051 Chapter 14 Exam Questions Correct Answers New Update (A+ Pass) As a percentage of the total workforce, which of the following has been true regarding federal government civilian employment over the last several decades? - It has been declining Which federal department has the greatest number of employees? - Department of defense Which of the following is a disadvantage of the civil service system? - Firing incompetent employees is very difficult 4.Who is in charge of hiring most federal employees? - a.The office of personnel management 5.Which of the following is true regarding the independent regulatory commissions? - a.They may develop too close of a relationship with the industry they are supposed to be regulating 6.Which of the following best describes government corporations? - a.They provide a service the private sector could provide 7.How are cabinet secretaries selected? - By the president with approval from the senate 8.Which agency serves as the government's landlord and handles buildings, supplies, and purchasing? - General services administration 9.Why do bureaucracies use standard operating procedures? - To facilitate everyday decision making 2 | P a g e Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved. Which of the following contributes to the fragmentation of the bureaucracy? - The different bureaucracies often do not communicate with each other Which of the following is a critical resource for successful policy implementation? - Sufficient staff 12.How do implementors dispositions toward the policies they administer affect how they implement these policies? - a.If implementors do not like the policy, there is more likely to be slippage in its implementation 13.To be effective, regulatory agencies must have, _______________. - a.A means of enforcing compliance with their rules and regulations 14.Which of the following best describes deregulation? - a.It involves lifting restrictions on economic activity 15.Which of the following statements about government regulation in America is accurate? - a.Until 1887 the federal government made almost no regulatory policies and had no regulatory agencies 16.Which of the following is an element of regulation? - a.A grant of power and a set of directions from congress 17.Which of the following tactics is the president most likely to use to try to exercise control over the federal bureaucracy? - a.Appointing the right people to head agencies 18.How does congress try to control the bureaucracy? - a.By rewriting laws 19.Which of the following is an example of an iron triangle? - a.A congressional subcommittee on aging, AARP, and the Social Security Administration working in close, frequent contact on polcies related to aging 20.Which of the following helps explain the death of the iron triangle surrounding nuclear energy policy? - a.The environmental concerns that developed in the 1960s 3 | P a g e Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved. 21.Which of the following best describes federal bureaucrats? - a.They are more representative of the public than are members of congress 22.Which of the following is true of the federal bureaucracy? - a.It has had new demands placed on in recent decades 23.Given that the citizens expect a great deal from government, an argument can be made that the federal bureaucracy is too __________. - a.Small 24.What is the problem with the unelected status of federal bureaucrats? - a.It raises questions about who controls government 25.Which of the following is a major change in American bureaucracy that occurred as a result of Pendleton Civil Service Act - a.Transformation from a patronage system to a civil service system Which of the following statements best characterizes government corporations? - a.They provide and charge for services that could be provided by the private s