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100
which of the following comes closest to the meaning of bureaucracy?  

A. Neutral 

B. Public administration 

C. All of these answers

D. Civil Defense 

All of these answers 
100
Which type of authority did Weber believe was embodied by bureaucracies?

A. Irrational authority

B. Rational-legal authority

C. Traditional authority

D. All of the answers

Rational-legal authority 
100
TRUE OR FALSE. Appropriation Committees do decide whether to authorize a federal program.

FALSE

(The Appropriation Committees do decide whether to fund federal programs)

100
TRUE OR FALSE. Weber thought that bureaucracies provide rational-legal authority and intellectualization.
TRUE
100
All else being equal, which of the following positions is least likely to "turn over" when a new president is elected? 

A. Secretary of Defense (a cabinet-level position)

B. The head of the FCC

C. Secretary of state

D. Secretary of the Treasury, (a Cabinet-level position)

The head of FCC
200
__________ authority is power whose use is considered just and appropriate by those over whom the power is exercised.
Legitimate
200
An example of a cabinet-level officer who heads not an executive department but rather an independent executive agency is?



The director of the Office of Management and Budget.
200
Which of the following committees reconciles the budget bills between the House of Representative and Senate?

A. Authorizing Committee

B. Senate Budget Committee

C. House Budget Committee

D. The Appropriation Committee

The Appropriation Committee 
200
TRUE OR FALSE. Jonh Adams was a member of Washington's cabinet.
FALSE
200
Which of the following organizations is tasked with providing low-cost credit to particular types of borrowers?

A.Government-sponsored enterprises

B. The National Park Foundation

C. The National Trust

D. The Federal Reserve

Government-sponsored enterprises 
300
What is the newest governmental agency or department tasked with providing national security?
The Department of Homeland Security 
300
Which of the following correctly matches a president and a public-welfare program developed and passed under his watch?

A. Franklyn Roosevelt -- Medicaid

B. Obama -- Medicare

C. George W. Bush -- Social Security

D. Jonhson -- the Great Society

Jonhson -- the Great Society 
300
Which of the following correctly matches an institution with its type?

A. Federal Reserve Board -- government corporation

B. Department of Defense -- regulatory agency

C. U.S. Postal Service -- Cabinet Department

D. Environmental Protection Agency -- Independent executive agency

Environmental Protection Agency-- Independent executive agency
300
On the basis one of its monikers, the GAO can be thought of as an advocate for __________
Taxpayers 
300
The Pendelton Act had the effect of____________________________________________________________
Increasing the expertise of civil servants.
400
TRUE OR FALSE. The vast majority of Americans believe that outsourcing hurts the domestic economy.
TRUE
400
The Freedom of Information Act allows government agencies to refuse

A. to turn over records in electronic format

B. particular request on grounds of national defense

to refuse particular request on grounds of national defense 
400
One of the reasons the law protects whistleblowers is because________________________________________________________________
they frequently face reprisals at the hands of the accused. 
400

What is the newest governmental agency or department tasked with providing national security?

The Department of Homeland Security 

400

One of the reasons the law protects whistleblowers is because________________________________________________________________

they frequently face reprisals at the hands of the accused.