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TEST Most people think of bureaucrats in a ___________ sense

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Negative

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Based on studies cited by public administration scholar Charles Goodsell, what conclusions can be drawn about the attributes of government employees?

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very hard workers who are motivated by the recognition of the importance of public service

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What terms refer to the process in which the government contracts private business or organizations to provide public services

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contracting out

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Those workers who do the work of government but don't get a government paycheck are known as _________ bureaucrats

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shadow

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According to Max Weber, what features do bureaucrats possess?

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a division of labor specialization of jobs tasks hiring systems based on worker cometancy hierarchy with vertical chain of command standard operating procedures

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TEST What factor or factors do political scientists use to distinguish among national bureaucrats?

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hired, fired, grounds for firing

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Before the establishment of the civil service system in 1883, what system of hiring was used to staff the federal bureaucracy

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patronage, presidents hired whoever they pleased, establishing whatever qualifications they desired

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What is the name given to the book, published every four years, that lists the federal positions available through presidential patronage

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plum book

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What is the biggest downside to patronage positions in the federal bureaucracy

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no job security

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The assassination of which president by an unsuccessful seeker of a patronage position spurred passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Act in 1883

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James Garfield

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The Pendleton Civil Service Act introduced a civil service system for the national government based on

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merit based - competition, competence, and political neautrality

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The civil service system created by the Pendleton Civil Service Act is guided by which hiring principle(s)?

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merit based

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What criterion determines a federal job's salary

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per jobs rank of knowledge, skills, and ability KSA's

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Which title of the 1964 civil rights actprohibits discrimination in presonnel practices based on race, color, ethnicity, age, and disabilities that can be reasonably accomodated?

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VII

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Which title of the 1964 civil rights act prohibits federally-funded institutions from discriminating in educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, age, and disabiliites that can be reasonably accommodated

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VI

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On the whole, the interaction between Titles VI, VII, and IX has changed the demographics of the bureaucracy, fostering a movement towards

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representative bureacracy

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Federal employees can be fired poor work quality or

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misfeasance

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Federal employees can be fired for not doing their work, or

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nonfreasance

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Federal employees can be fired for violating rules or regulations that guide their work, or

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malfeasance

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In 1939 Congress passed the Hatch Act, which did what

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Limited civil servants rights to engage in political activity

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Which president proposed the civil service reforms that led to passage of the Civli Service Act of 1978

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Jimmy Carter

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What agencies were created or supported by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

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Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Merit system protection board (MSPB) Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)

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Which of the following federal agencies has the highest precentage of union members

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American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)

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TEST What right(s) is/are denied to national civil servants

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right to strike

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Senior executive services (SES) positions are

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hybrids of political apointee and civil service mostly top managerial positions

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What are the characteristics of career civil servants in senior executive service positions

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can be moved from job to job, can be moved from agency to agency, immune from firing except for misfeasance, nofeasance, or malfeasnace

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The process by which the federal government shifts greater responsibility to sate and local governments, thereby putting the implementation of national policy in the hands of state and local beureaucrats, is known as

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devolution

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What title is given to the top political appointee who heads each of the national government's 15 departments

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secretary

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What is the newest of the national government's 15 federal departments

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department of homeland security

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What best describes the business of an independent regulatory agency?

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head of department standard s for businesses

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What was the first independent regulatory commission established by the federal government

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interstate commerce commission

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Independent regulaory commissions are under the direction of what type of boards?

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bipartisan

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What type of bureaucratic organiztion is expected to make enough money to cover its own costs

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government corporations

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What bureaucratic organization is an example of a hybrid agency that fits into more than one category of federal agency

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food and drug administration

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According to political scientists, how many stages are ther in the public policy cycle

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six agenda setting, policy formulation, policy approval resource allocation, policy implementation, policy evaluation

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TEST According to the politics-administration dichotomy, who implements public policy

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bureaucrats

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What is the second stage in the public policy cycle

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policy formulation

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What type of law provides a plan of action to address societal concerns and identify the executive units thta will put them into effect

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authorization law

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Under what authority do bureaucrats have the power to use their expertise and judgement to implement public policy

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Administrative Discretion

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Which mechanism is used by bureaucrats to determine if their rules have been broken and to impose penalties on violators

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Administrative Adjudication

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The legal means to monitor bureaucrats' works and hold them accountable is possessed by

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members of congress, the president, the judges who preside over the courts

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What type of laws open up government functions and documents to the public, ensuring transparency and public access to decision making

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sunshine laws

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TEST What was one of the first laws designed to enhance federal buraucratic accountability to the people

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Administrative procedure act 1946

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Whcih act of congress, passed in 1976, requires most multi-headed national agencies to aconduct open, public meetings

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Government in the sunshine act

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What type of clause forces the expiration of a program or policy after a specified number of years without congressional reauthorization

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sunset clause

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TEST Which piece of legislation established the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), whcih charged with preventing bureaucratic conflicts of interest

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Ethics in Government Act 1978

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Which piece of legislation provided a protection to whistle blowers, employees whos disclose governmetn misconduct, waste, or abuse of authority

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civil service reform act of 1978

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