PUP3002 - EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
8. How can Congress influence the behavior of bureaucratic agencies?
A. By issuing executive orders
B. Through oversight hearings and budget control
C. By appointing agency heads
D. Using judicial review to challenge agency actions - ANSWER-B
9. What tool does the president use to influence the bureaucracy?
A. Passing legislation
B. Issuing executive orders
C. Conducting oversight hearings
D. Providing grant-in-aid to agencies - ANSWER-B
10. Which of the following best explains why red tape can be important in
bureaucracies?
A. It reduces the time required to complete tasks
B. It allows for flexibility in decision-making
C. It helps ensure accountability and prevent corruption
D. It simplifies the coordination between different agencies - ANSWER-C
12. How did the New Deal contribute to the evolution of federalism in the U.S.?
A. By reinforcing dual federalism and keeping state and federal powers separate
B. By shifting many state responsibilities to the federal government through new
social programs
C. By limiting the federal government's involvement in economic regulation
D. By decentralizing power to local governments - ANSWER-B
13. What is an example of a constitutional protection against an overly powerful
national government?
A. The Necessary and Proper Clause
B. The Supremacy Clause
C. The Tenth Amendment
D. Judicial Interpretation - ANSWER-C
14. Which factor did NOT contribute to a shift toward nationalized public policy?
A. Economic crises like the Great Depression
B. The invention of the telegraph
C. Major conflicts such as World War II
D. The civil rights movement - ANSWER-B
What is one way the federal government uses grants to influence state policies?
A. By allowing states to use grants for any purpose
, B. By imposing conditions on categorical grants
C. By only providing block grants to states
D. By reducing grant funding each year - ANSWER-B
16. What system allowed government jobs to be awarded based on political
connections rather than qualifications during the early 19th century?
A. Merit-based system
B. Patronage system
C. Pendleton system
D. Seniority system - ANSWER-B
17. Which law marked the beginning of civil service reform in the United States?
A. Pendleton Act of 1883
B. Interstate Commerce Act
C. Civil Rights Act of 1964
D. Sherman Antitrust Act - ANSWER-A
18. How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal change the role of the
federal bureaucracy?
A. It significantly reduced the number of federal agencies
B. It expanded the federal government's role in economic and social policy
C. It focused on reducing federal regulation of businesses
D. It returned powers to the states - ANSWER-B
19. Which programs were a part of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society that led to the
expansion of the federal bureaucracy?
A. Social Security and the Interstate Commerce Commission
B. Medicare and Medicaid
C. Homeland Security and the Patriot Act
D. New Deal relief programs - ANSWER-B
20. During which time period did the federal government attempt to return powers to
the states through a process known as "New Federalism"?
A. 1820s-1880s
B. 1880s-1930s
C. 1930s-1960s
D. 1970s-Present - ANSWER-D
Which of the following factors contributed most significantly to the shift from dual
federalism to cooperative federalism during the New Deal era?
A. The increased reliance on state governments to implement federal policies
B. The Supreme Court's initial resistance to federal regulation of the economy
C. The federal government's provision of grants-in-aid with strict conditions to control
state-level economic policies
D. The need to coordinate the war effort with allied nations during World War II -
ANSWER-C
In what way did the Pendleton Act of 1883 fundamentally alter the structure of the
federal bureaucracy?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
8. How can Congress influence the behavior of bureaucratic agencies?
A. By issuing executive orders
B. Through oversight hearings and budget control
C. By appointing agency heads
D. Using judicial review to challenge agency actions - ANSWER-B
9. What tool does the president use to influence the bureaucracy?
A. Passing legislation
B. Issuing executive orders
C. Conducting oversight hearings
D. Providing grant-in-aid to agencies - ANSWER-B
10. Which of the following best explains why red tape can be important in
bureaucracies?
A. It reduces the time required to complete tasks
B. It allows for flexibility in decision-making
C. It helps ensure accountability and prevent corruption
D. It simplifies the coordination between different agencies - ANSWER-C
12. How did the New Deal contribute to the evolution of federalism in the U.S.?
A. By reinforcing dual federalism and keeping state and federal powers separate
B. By shifting many state responsibilities to the federal government through new
social programs
C. By limiting the federal government's involvement in economic regulation
D. By decentralizing power to local governments - ANSWER-B
13. What is an example of a constitutional protection against an overly powerful
national government?
A. The Necessary and Proper Clause
B. The Supremacy Clause
C. The Tenth Amendment
D. Judicial Interpretation - ANSWER-C
14. Which factor did NOT contribute to a shift toward nationalized public policy?
A. Economic crises like the Great Depression
B. The invention of the telegraph
C. Major conflicts such as World War II
D. The civil rights movement - ANSWER-B
What is one way the federal government uses grants to influence state policies?
A. By allowing states to use grants for any purpose
, B. By imposing conditions on categorical grants
C. By only providing block grants to states
D. By reducing grant funding each year - ANSWER-B
16. What system allowed government jobs to be awarded based on political
connections rather than qualifications during the early 19th century?
A. Merit-based system
B. Patronage system
C. Pendleton system
D. Seniority system - ANSWER-B
17. Which law marked the beginning of civil service reform in the United States?
A. Pendleton Act of 1883
B. Interstate Commerce Act
C. Civil Rights Act of 1964
D. Sherman Antitrust Act - ANSWER-A
18. How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal change the role of the
federal bureaucracy?
A. It significantly reduced the number of federal agencies
B. It expanded the federal government's role in economic and social policy
C. It focused on reducing federal regulation of businesses
D. It returned powers to the states - ANSWER-B
19. Which programs were a part of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society that led to the
expansion of the federal bureaucracy?
A. Social Security and the Interstate Commerce Commission
B. Medicare and Medicaid
C. Homeland Security and the Patriot Act
D. New Deal relief programs - ANSWER-B
20. During which time period did the federal government attempt to return powers to
the states through a process known as "New Federalism"?
A. 1820s-1880s
B. 1880s-1930s
C. 1930s-1960s
D. 1970s-Present - ANSWER-D
Which of the following factors contributed most significantly to the shift from dual
federalism to cooperative federalism during the New Deal era?
A. The increased reliance on state governments to implement federal policies
B. The Supreme Court's initial resistance to federal regulation of the economy
C. The federal government's provision of grants-in-aid with strict conditions to control
state-level economic policies
D. The need to coordinate the war effort with allied nations during World War II -
ANSWER-C
In what way did the Pendleton Act of 1883 fundamentally alter the structure of the
federal bureaucracy?
