Gov Bureaucracy Quiz Study Guide

AP Gov Bureaucracy Quiz Study Guide 1. 4 myths about bureaucracy: 2. Patronage vs. Pendleton Civil Service Act 3. civil service a system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle and the desire to create a nonpartisan government service 4. merit principle The idea that hiring should be based on entrance exams and promotion ratings to produce administration by people with talent and skill. 5. Plum Book lists top federal jobs available for direct presidential appointment, often with Senate confirmation. 6. - Americans dislike bureaucrats - bureaucrats are growing bigger each year - most federal bureaucrats work in Washington D.C. - bureaucracies are ineffective, inefficient, and always mired in red tape Chester A. Arthur (prince of patronage) was collector of the customs for NY, patronage-rich post - this act ended spoils system and established competitive examinations for hiring civil servants Independent regulatory commission/Humphrey's Executor v. U.S. - governed by a small number of commissioners appointed (5-10) by president and confirmed by Senate - protect public interest, enforcing and judging rules -->Humphrey was fired from FTC, sued - presidents couldn't fire members of regulatory agencies without just cause 7. Fragmentation disperses responsibility but also allows agencies to work at cross purposes 8. Regulation the use of governmental authority to control or change some practice in the private sector 9. Deregulation The lifting of government restrictions on business, industry, and professional activities. 10. command-and-control policy 11. incentive system The typical system of regulation whereby government tells business how to reach certain goals, checks that these commands are followed, and punishes offenders. An alternative to command-and-control, with market-like strategies such as rewards used to manage public policy. 12. executive orders Regulations originating with the executive branch. Executive orders are one method presidents can use to control the bureaucracy. 13. iron triangles A mutually dependent relationship between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees. They dominate some areas of domestic policymaking. 14. discretionary authority The ability of a bureaucracy to choose courses of action and make policies not spelled out in advance by laws. 15. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates delegated discretionary authority? Congress giving the Environmental Protection Agency the power to establish national pollution standards 16. Congress is most likely to exert oversight of the executive bureaucracy in which of the following ways? Directly selecting the head of an executive agency 17. The mission of the Department of Transportation is to ensure the safety and efficiency of the transportation system. The Department of Transportation has accepted public comments regarding the safety of automated vehicles in delegated discretionary authority the US in order to establish standards and guidelines for the new technology. Which of the following concepts is most related to the scenario? 18. Which of the following best illustrates a formal check on the power of the bureaucracy? The secretary of defense being called to testify before a congressional committee 19. Cabinet departments differ from independent regulatory agencies in which of the following ways? The President can use an executive order to create a cabinet department but not to create an independent regulatory agency 20. Which of the following is likely to occur as a result of new legislation regarding automobile safety? The Department of Transportation will be given discretionary authority to create auto regulations 21. An advantage that bureaucrats in federal government have over the President in the policymaking process is that bureaucrats usually have a continuity of service in the executive branch that the President lacks 22. Which of the following is an example of congressional oversight? holding hearings for review of an executive agency activities 23. Lobbyists from the Airlines for America, an advocacy group that represents commercial airlines, work with members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and officials from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to discuss a new policy that addresses issues of airline safety. This scenario best illustrates an iron triangle 24. In general, independent regulatory commissions are created primarily for the purpose of regulating the activities of other bureaucratic agencies to ensure that they act in a fair and objective manner 25. Which of the following pairs accurately identifies the methods used by Congress and the President to hold the bureaucracy accountable to the other branches? (Congress) Firing civil servants, (President) Exercising power as commander in chief 26. Which of the following is true of independent regulatory agencies? they tend to be freer from presidential control than are cabinet departments 27. The Web site healthcare.gov was launched on October 1, 2013, to help citizens purchase health insurance for themselves in accordance with the Affordable Care Act. Within two hours of launch the site crashed. Once it was restored, problems continued, leading to difficulty for users. The following year, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius was called to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss the issue. The committee held this hearing as part of which of the following functions? oversight 28. In the process and structure of public policymaking, "iron triangles" refer to the networks of congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups that strongly influence the policy process 29. Which of the following explains how the bureaucracy can address a problem shown in the infographic? (w/ the truck) The Department of Transportation can write stronger regulations on freight volume 30. Which of the following is an example of the executive branch implementing a public policy passed by Congress? The Department of Health and Human Services determines eligibility requirements for government assistance 31. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the process of bureaucratic? The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs considers the credentials of a person nominated to serve as under secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits 32. Which of the following is an example of bureaucratic rulemaking? the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) writing a regulation to support a clean water bill 33. When independent regulatory agencies make rules, enforce those rules, and adjudicate disputes arising under those rules, they risk violating the constitutional concept of separation of powers 34. Which of the following is an example of congressional oversight? Holding bearings for review of an execute agency's activities