EGCC American Government PSC101 -
Ch. 15 Quiz - The Bureaucracy
What rights are granted in the Freedom of Information Act? - ✔️✔️The right to request
records from federal agencies
According to the merit system, how were civil service positions filled? -
✔️✔️Competitive examinations
Which of the following developments contributed to the growth of bureaucracy in the
early 1800s? - ✔️✔️Rise of party politics
Which act established the foundations for the merit-based system? - ✔️✔️The
Pendleton Act of 1883
According to the monopolistic model, bureaucracy functions are based on the absence
of what? - ✔️✔️Competition
Who is in charge of enforcing the Pendleton Act of 1883? - ✔️✔️U.S. Civil Service
Commission
What is required in the Sunshine Act of 1976? - ✔️✔️Multi-headed federal agencies
must hold meetings in a public forum on a regular basis.
Originally public servants received jobs through ________. - ✔️✔️patronage
According to the Weberian model, the increasing complexity of life will increase citizen's
demands for what? - ✔️✔️Government services
Which of the following is a group of non-elected individuals? - ✔️✔️Bureaucracy
What did the Hatch Act prohibit? - ✔️✔️Bureaucrats from actively engaging in political
campaigns and from using federal authority to influence elections
If someone believes the bureaucracy is corrupt they are most likely to argue for
_________. - ✔️✔️privatization
Ch. 15 Quiz - The Bureaucracy
What rights are granted in the Freedom of Information Act? - ✔️✔️The right to request
records from federal agencies
According to the merit system, how were civil service positions filled? -
✔️✔️Competitive examinations
Which of the following developments contributed to the growth of bureaucracy in the
early 1800s? - ✔️✔️Rise of party politics
Which act established the foundations for the merit-based system? - ✔️✔️The
Pendleton Act of 1883
According to the monopolistic model, bureaucracy functions are based on the absence
of what? - ✔️✔️Competition
Who is in charge of enforcing the Pendleton Act of 1883? - ✔️✔️U.S. Civil Service
Commission
What is required in the Sunshine Act of 1976? - ✔️✔️Multi-headed federal agencies
must hold meetings in a public forum on a regular basis.
Originally public servants received jobs through ________. - ✔️✔️patronage
According to the Weberian model, the increasing complexity of life will increase citizen's
demands for what? - ✔️✔️Government services
Which of the following is a group of non-elected individuals? - ✔️✔️Bureaucracy
What did the Hatch Act prohibit? - ✔️✔️Bureaucrats from actively engaging in political
campaigns and from using federal authority to influence elections
If someone believes the bureaucracy is corrupt they are most likely to argue for
_________. - ✔️✔️privatization
