POLI330 Quiz Questions and
answers
party loyalty - answer The "spoils system" allocated political
appointments on the basis of ________.
a) party loyalty
b) merit
c) specialized education
d) background
Merit Systems Protection Board - answer The Civile Service Reform
Act of 1978 created the Office of Personnel Management and the
_____.
a) "spoils system"
b) General Schedule
c) Civil Service Commission
d) Merit Systems Protection Board
an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency - answer Which
describes the ideal bureaucracy according to Max Weber?
a) a wasteful, poorly organized agency
b) an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for
funding
c) an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
d) an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
Amtrak - answer An example of a government corporation is
________.
a) NASA
,b) Amtrak
c) the State Department
d) the CIA
opening government records to citizen scrutiny - answer The
Freedom of Information Act of 1966 helps citizens exercise oversight
over the bureaucracy by _____.
a) empowering Congress
b) requiring annual evaluations by the president
c) opening government records to citizen scrutiny
d) forcing agencies to hold public meetings
make them independent of political pressure, especially from the
president - answer Congress sets up many regulatory agencies as
boards or commissions, with members having fixed and overlapping
terms, in order to ______.
a) make them independent of political pressure, especially from the
president
b) reduce their prestige
c) ensure that members do not stay in their positions for too long
d) increase control of the agencies by business
the nature of their employment: bureaucrats are permanent, and
the others are temporary - answer What is the most important
difference between a bureaucrat and other types of government
officials (like elected office holders or political appointees)?
a) The size of their salaries
b) The nature of their employment: bureaucrats are temporary and
the others are permanent
c) The nature of their employment: bureaucrats are permanent and
the others are temporary
d) The amount of responsibility they have
, an independent regulatory commission - answer The Federal
Reserve is ___.
a) an independent regulatory commission
b) a service department
c) a government corporation
d) a cabinet department
stakeholders see income and profit as fundamental measures of the
organization's performance - answer Which of the following is least
likely to be characteristic of a public (governmental) organization?
a) Stakeholders see equitable treatment of clients and/or
representativeness in decision making as fundamental dimensions
of the organization's performance.
b) The organization's treatment of employees is covered by civil
service laws.
c) The organization was created by a law which states the
organization's mission and purpose.
d) Stakeholders see income and profit as fundamental measures of
the organization's performance.
workplace safety rules administered by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) - answer Which of the following is
the best example of using regulation as a policy tool?
a) workplace safety rules administered by the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA)
b) the repair of Route 220 by a construction firm
c) a tax deduction to homeowners for the interest paid on a
mortgage
d) fire protection provided by a city fire department
answers
party loyalty - answer The "spoils system" allocated political
appointments on the basis of ________.
a) party loyalty
b) merit
c) specialized education
d) background
Merit Systems Protection Board - answer The Civile Service Reform
Act of 1978 created the Office of Personnel Management and the
_____.
a) "spoils system"
b) General Schedule
c) Civil Service Commission
d) Merit Systems Protection Board
an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency - answer Which
describes the ideal bureaucracy according to Max Weber?
a) a wasteful, poorly organized agency
b) an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for
funding
c) an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
d) an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
Amtrak - answer An example of a government corporation is
________.
a) NASA
,b) Amtrak
c) the State Department
d) the CIA
opening government records to citizen scrutiny - answer The
Freedom of Information Act of 1966 helps citizens exercise oversight
over the bureaucracy by _____.
a) empowering Congress
b) requiring annual evaluations by the president
c) opening government records to citizen scrutiny
d) forcing agencies to hold public meetings
make them independent of political pressure, especially from the
president - answer Congress sets up many regulatory agencies as
boards or commissions, with members having fixed and overlapping
terms, in order to ______.
a) make them independent of political pressure, especially from the
president
b) reduce their prestige
c) ensure that members do not stay in their positions for too long
d) increase control of the agencies by business
the nature of their employment: bureaucrats are permanent, and
the others are temporary - answer What is the most important
difference between a bureaucrat and other types of government
officials (like elected office holders or political appointees)?
a) The size of their salaries
b) The nature of their employment: bureaucrats are temporary and
the others are permanent
c) The nature of their employment: bureaucrats are permanent and
the others are temporary
d) The amount of responsibility they have
, an independent regulatory commission - answer The Federal
Reserve is ___.
a) an independent regulatory commission
b) a service department
c) a government corporation
d) a cabinet department
stakeholders see income and profit as fundamental measures of the
organization's performance - answer Which of the following is least
likely to be characteristic of a public (governmental) organization?
a) Stakeholders see equitable treatment of clients and/or
representativeness in decision making as fundamental dimensions
of the organization's performance.
b) The organization's treatment of employees is covered by civil
service laws.
c) The organization was created by a law which states the
organization's mission and purpose.
d) Stakeholders see income and profit as fundamental measures of
the organization's performance.
workplace safety rules administered by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) - answer Which of the following is
the best example of using regulation as a policy tool?
a) workplace safety rules administered by the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA)
b) the repair of Route 220 by a construction firm
c) a tax deduction to homeowners for the interest paid on a
mortgage
d) fire protection provided by a city fire department
