The u a crac
Question 1: During George Washington's administration, there were ____ cabinet positions.
- four
Question 2: The "spoil system" allocated political appointments on the basis of ____.
- party loyalty
Question 3: two recent periods of large-scale bureaucratic expansion were ___.
- the 1930s the 1950s
Question 4: which of the following is the best explanation of the underlying reason for the emergence of the spoil
system:
- the rise of mass politics powerful political parties in the U.S
Question 5: the civil service commission was created by the ____.
3
Question 6: the civil services reforms act of 1978 created the office of personnel management the ____.
d
Question 7: briefly explain the benefits drawbacks of a merit system.
e
patronage system
Question 8: which describes the ideal bureaucracy according to Max Weber ?
- an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
Question 9:which of the following models of bureaucracy best accounts for the way bureaucracies tend to push
Congress for more funding each year?
- the acquisitive model
Question 10: An example of a government corporation is. ____.
- Amtrak
Question 11:why might government create a government corporation ?
- to provide services that respond to market forces but are to important to the public to be allowed to fail
Question 12: The freedom of information act of 1966 helps citizens exercise oversight over the bureaucracy by ___.
- opening government records to citizens scrutiny
Question 13: when reformers speak of bureaucratic privatization, they mean all the following processes expect ___.
Question 14: what are the advantages of negotiated rule making?
Question 1: During George Washington's administration, there were ____ cabinet positions.
- four
Question 2: The "spoil system" allocated political appointments on the basis of ____.
- party loyalty
Question 3: two recent periods of large-scale bureaucratic expansion were ___.
- the 1930s the 1950s
Question 4: which of the following is the best explanation of the underlying reason for the emergence of the spoil
system:
- the rise of mass politics powerful political parties in the U.S
Question 5: the civil service commission was created by the ____.
3
Question 6: the civil services reforms act of 1978 created the office of personnel management the ____.
d
Question 7: briefly explain the benefits drawbacks of a merit system.
e
patronage system
Question 8: which describes the ideal bureaucracy according to Max Weber ?
- an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
Question 9:which of the following models of bureaucracy best accounts for the way bureaucracies tend to push
Congress for more funding each year?
- the acquisitive model
Question 10: An example of a government corporation is. ____.
- Amtrak
Question 11:why might government create a government corporation ?
- to provide services that respond to market forces but are to important to the public to be allowed to fail
Question 12: The freedom of information act of 1966 helps citizens exercise oversight over the bureaucracy by ___.
- opening government records to citizens scrutiny
Question 13: when reformers speak of bureaucratic privatization, they mean all the following processes expect ___.
Question 14: what are the advantages of negotiated rule making?
