Govt Ch 15 Test with Answers
During George Washington's administration, there were
________ cabinet positions. - ANSWER -a. four
The "spoils system" allocated political appointments on the
basis of ________. - ANSWER -c. party loyalty
Two recent periods of large-scale bureaucratic expansion were
________. - ANSWER -a. the 1930s and the 1960s
The Civil Service Commission was created by
the ________. - ANSWER -a. Pendleton Act of 1883
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created
the Office of Personnel Management and the
________. - ANSWER -b. Merit Systems Protection Board
Which describes the ideal bureaucracy according to Max
Weber? - ANSWER -An apolitical, hierarchically,
organized agency
Which of the following models of bureaucracy
best accounts for the way bureaucracies tend to
push Congress for more funding each year? - ANSWER -
b. the acquisitive model (as resources dwindle, certain
government agencies fight others to survive and advance their
agendas)
An example of a government corporation is
________. - ANSWER -c. Amtrak
The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 helps citizens exercise
oversight over the bureaucracy by
________. - ANSWER -b. opening government records to
citizen
scrutiny
When reformers speak of bureaucratic privatization, they mean
all the following processes except ________. - ANSWER -
c. whistleblowing
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During George Washington's administration, there were
________ cabinet positions. - ANSWER -a. four
The "spoils system" allocated political appointments on the
basis of ________. - ANSWER -c. party loyalty
Two recent periods of large-scale bureaucratic expansion were
________. - ANSWER -a. the 1930s and the 1960s
The Civil Service Commission was created by
the ________. - ANSWER -a. Pendleton Act of 1883
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created
the Office of Personnel Management and the
________. - ANSWER -b. Merit Systems Protection Board
Which describes the ideal bureaucracy according to Max
Weber? - ANSWER -An apolitical, hierarchically,
organized agency
Which of the following models of bureaucracy
best accounts for the way bureaucracies tend to
push Congress for more funding each year? - ANSWER -
b. the acquisitive model (as resources dwindle, certain
government agencies fight others to survive and advance their
agendas)
An example of a government corporation is
________. - ANSWER -c. Amtrak
The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 helps citizens exercise
oversight over the bureaucracy by
________. - ANSWER -b. opening government records to
citizen
scrutiny
When reformers speak of bureaucratic privatization, they mean
all the following processes except ________. - ANSWER -
c. whistleblowing
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