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TOO BIG TO FAIL
BOO-UREAU
I HAVE THE POWER
BUREAU-SHMUREAU
RANDY-OM FACTS
100
1. The rationale for all civil service systems is based on a. patronage. b. the merit principle. c. the Hatch Act. d. the plum book. e. voluntary service.
What is the merit principle
100
1. Amtrak and the United States Postal Service are examples of a. government corporations. b. independent executive agencies. c. Cabinet departments. d. executive commercial agencies. e. independent regulatory agencies.
What is government corporations
100
1. Cabinet-level executive departments are created by a. Congress. b. the Constitution. c. the president. d. rarely held national referendums. e. all of the above.
What is congress
100
1. What is the new major initiative that holds agencies accountable for their performance? a. the Pendleton Act b. the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 c. the Reinvention of Government Act of 1996 d. the America First and Foremost Initiative e. the Accountability Act of 1998
What is Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
100
What day of the month was I born?
What is 19
200
1. Which Cabinet department is charged with overseeing the nation’s national resources? a. Homeland Security b. Environmental Protection Agency c. Defense d. State e. Interior
What is interior
200
1. An obstacle to the successful implementation of public policy is a. the failure of Congress to pass authorizing legislation. b. the over-specialization of civil service employees. c. competition between the private and public sectors. d. unclear policy goals and poorly designed policies. e. all of the above
What is unclear policy goals and poorly designed policies
200
1. The diffusion of responsibility within the bureaucracy a. makes the coordination of policies both time-consuming and difficult. b. increases administrative discretion. c. allows for a diversity of opinion thus facilitating effective administration. d. helps diminish the use of administrative discretion. e. facilitates the use of inter-bureaucracy standard operating procedures.
What is makes the coordination of policies both time-consuming and difficult
200
1. Which of the following is an example of an independent agency? a. the National Endowment for the Arts b. the Office of Management and Budget c. the U.S. Postal Service d. National Aeronautics and Space Administration e. the Department of Education
What is NASA
200
What are the last two digits in my bank balance. (How many cents)
What is 67
300
1. Bureaus in the federal bureaucracy are also known as all of the following EXCEPT a. an administration. b. an office. c. a department. d. a service. e. none of the above
What is department
300
1. The main job of federal bureaucrats is to a. advise the president and Cabinet on internal affairs. b. countervail the power of private corporations, especially monopolies. c. compete with the private sector for monopoly power. d. protect the interests of their constituencies. e. implement and regulate government policies.
What is implement and regulate government policies
300
1. Which of the following is true about executive orders? a. They require the approval of Congress. b. They carry the weight of law. c. They require the approval of the Supreme Court. d. They are explicitly described in the Constitution. e. None of the above
What is they carry the weight of law
300
1. Each bureaucratic agency is created initially by a. constitutional provision. b. the president. c. the bureaucracy itself. d. Congress. e. order of a federal court.
What is Congress
300
How many apps do I have downloaded on my phone?
What is 23
400
1. The parts of the federal bureaucracy with responsibility for different sectors of the economy, and making and enforcing rules designed to protect the public interest, are the a. independent executive agencies. b. independent regulatory agencies. c. commercial ministries. d. government corporations. e. Cabinet departments.
What is independent regulatory agencies
400
1. Congress tries to control the bureaucracy through a. rewriting laws and budgets and holding hearings. b. deregulation. c. the use of executive orders and appointments. d. the creation of ʺiron triangles.ʺ e. all of the above
What is rewriting laws and budgets and holding hearings
400
1. The Great Compromise concerned which of the following issues? a. slavery b. division of voting rights c. dispute of trading rules and regulations d. representation between the states e. powers of the presidency
What is representation between the states
400
1. As a whole, the permanent federal bureaucracy is a. less diverse in terms of the type of jobs than the private sector. b. dominated by white males. c. more broadly representative of the American people than the rest of the federal government. d. composed of an American elite. e. more inclined to exclude women from top jobs
What is more broadly representative of the American people than the rest of the federal government
400
What number do I most commonly choose when I play the lottery.
What is 22
500
1. Independent regulatory agencies have a. complete independence from the president, but their policymakers are appointed by Congress. b. powerful rule-making, dispute-settling, and enforcement authority. c. no real enforcement power any more, and remain today as part of the federal government only in a ceremonial role. d. no formal ties to either the president or the Congress. e. governing commissions composed of long-time federal Civil Service employees.
What is powerful rule-making, dispute-settling, and enforcement authority.
500
1. Which of the following is a member of the White House Staff? a. The chair of the Federal Reserve Board b. The national security advisor c. The secretary of commerce d. The ambassador to the United Nations e. The attorney general
What is the national security advisor
500
1. The use of government authority to control or change some practice in the private sector is known as a. socialism. b. regulation. c. oversight. d. executive review. e. public administration.
What is regulation
500
1. ________ is a hiring and promotion system based on knowing the right people, working in an election campaign, making large political donations, and/or having the right connections to win jobs with the government. a. The patronage system b. The federal Civil Service c. The bureaucracy d. The golden gate e. Administrative discretion
What is patronage
500
What 4 digit number did I use as my pager code in the 90's.
What is 9090