POLS 2311 CH 11 & 12 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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The National Park Service is Ans✓✓✓part of the Department of the
Interior.
Compared to private-sector workers, members of the full-time civilian
federal workforce are Ans✓✓✓more educated and more racially and
ethnically diverse.
Which of the following is a government corporation? Ans✓✓✓Amtrak
The Department of Health and Human Services Ans✓✓✓administers
Medicaid.
Privatization is a way to Ans✓✓✓reduce government costs by
relocating government programs to private groups or corporations.
Which of the following is an example of a revenue agency?
Ans✓✓✓Internal Revenue Service
Which of the following is an independent agency?
Ans✓✓✓Environmental Protection Agency
, Since 1950, compared with the entire workforce, the number of federal
employees has Ans✓✓✓gradually declined.
________ is the process through which bureaucrats attempt to translate
laws into specific rules and actions. Ans✓✓✓Implementation
The concept of oversight refers to the effort made by Ans✓✓✓Congress
to make executive agencies accountable for their actions.
The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring
after practices found in Ans✓✓✓business
Which of the following is the best description of an iron triangle?
Ans✓✓✓the stable relationship between a bureaucratic agency, a
clientele group, and a legislative committee
________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to
administer a program to state or local governments.
Ans✓✓✓Devolution
A bureau charged with putting restrictions and obligations on individuals
or corporations in the private sector is called a ________ agency.
Ans✓✓✓regulatory
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
The National Park Service is Ans✓✓✓part of the Department of the
Interior.
Compared to private-sector workers, members of the full-time civilian
federal workforce are Ans✓✓✓more educated and more racially and
ethnically diverse.
Which of the following is a government corporation? Ans✓✓✓Amtrak
The Department of Health and Human Services Ans✓✓✓administers
Medicaid.
Privatization is a way to Ans✓✓✓reduce government costs by
relocating government programs to private groups or corporations.
Which of the following is an example of a revenue agency?
Ans✓✓✓Internal Revenue Service
Which of the following is an independent agency?
Ans✓✓✓Environmental Protection Agency
, Since 1950, compared with the entire workforce, the number of federal
employees has Ans✓✓✓gradually declined.
________ is the process through which bureaucrats attempt to translate
laws into specific rules and actions. Ans✓✓✓Implementation
The concept of oversight refers to the effort made by Ans✓✓✓Congress
to make executive agencies accountable for their actions.
The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring
after practices found in Ans✓✓✓business
Which of the following is the best description of an iron triangle?
Ans✓✓✓the stable relationship between a bureaucratic agency, a
clientele group, and a legislative committee
________ occurs when the federal government passes authority to
administer a program to state or local governments.
Ans✓✓✓Devolution
A bureau charged with putting restrictions and obligations on individuals
or corporations in the private sector is called a ________ agency.
Ans✓✓✓regulatory
