Question 1

Which country operates a national bureaucracy most similar to the current U.S. system of civil service?

Accepted Answer

A)   France
B)   Japan
C)   the United Kingdom
D)   Nigeria
E)   BoliviaF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Which is an agency run outside of the cabinet departments and run with greater freedom from presidential influence?

Accepted Answer

A)   government bureaucracy
B)   government agency
C)   federal ministry
D)   independent agency
E)   government corporationF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)  often helps organize the disaster response efforts of various federal, state, and local agencies. These efforts are indicative of the ways that federal bureaucracies can address ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   prisoner's dilemmas
B)   collective action problems
C)   principal-agent problems
D)   coordination problems
E)   unstable coalitionsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

When Congress and the executive branch are controlled by the same party, laws tend to be more ________ because Congress trusts the executive branch to implement the laws more faithfully under ________ than ________ government.

Accepted Answer

A)   vague; divided; unified
B)   specific; divided; singular
C)   specific; plural; singular
D)   vague; unified; divided
E)   specific; unified; dividedF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Exam 7: The Bureaucracy

Which country operates a national bureaucracy most similar to the current U.S. system of civil service?

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Which is an agency run outside of the cabinet departments and run with greater freedom from presidential influence?

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When Congress and the executive branch are controlled by the same party, laws tend to be more because Congress trusts the executive branch to implement the laws more faithfully under than government.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) often helps organize the disaster response efforts of various federal, state, and local agencies. These efforts are indicative of the ways that federal bureaucracies can address ________.

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Exam 7: The Bureaucracy

Which country operates a national bureaucracy most similar to the current U.S. system of civil service?

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Which is an agency run outside of the cabinet departments and run with greater freedom from presidential influence?

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When Congress and the executive branch are controlled by the same party, laws tend to be more ________ because Congress trusts the executive branch to implement the laws more faithfully under ________ than ________ government.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) often helps organize the disaster response efforts of various federal, state, and local agencies. These efforts are indicative of the ways that federal bureaucracies can address ________.

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When Congress and the executive branch are controlled by the same party, laws tend to be more because Congress trusts the executive branch to implement the laws more faithfully under than government.

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