8.3 Bureaucrats and Accountability questions with correct answers

T or F: Federal government employees represent a broader cross section of the American population than do members of Congress. CORRECT ANSWER True T or F: About 30% of the civilian federal government employees work for the army, the navy, the air force, or some other defense agency. CORRECT ANSWER True T or F: Even though bureaucrats work at a variety of jobs, most are blue-collar and construction workers. CORRECT ANSWER False T or F: Fifty percent of civilian employees work in the Washington, D.C. area. CORRECT ANSWER False T or F: The number of federal employees per 100 people in the United States population has increased from over 14 per 100 in the early 1970s to a little over 10 per 100 by the late 1990s. CORRECT ANSWER False Congress delegates substantial authority to administrative agencies in several areas: (Choose three answers.) CORRECT ANSWER - Devising and enforcing regulations - Paying subsidies - Transferring money to state and local governments for grants-in-aid About 90% of all federal bureaucrats are hired under regulations of _____. CORRECT ANSWER the civil service system