Chapter 8 Quiz: Bureaucracy – Flashcards
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The value of explicit rules in bureaucratic institutions is that they:
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Create standardization and predictability
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The civil service replaced the _________ as a method of choosing government workers.
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Spoils system
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The goal of the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act was to:
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Reduce political influence over federal government employees
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The fundamental difference between most private bureaucracies and public bureaucracies pointed out in the text is that:
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Most private bureaucracies have the explicit goal of making money, so accountability is straightforward.
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Groups of citizens whose interests are affected by an agency and who work to influence its policies are called:
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Clientele groups
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All of the following are trends or events that have led to growth in or creation of government agencies EXCEPT:
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The end of slavery
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Congress sets up most regulatory agencies as boards or commissions, with members having fixed terms, in order to:
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Make them independent of political pressure, particularly from the president
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The bureaucracy engages in the lawmaking process:
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Because Congress often passes very general laws that require clarification before they can be enforced
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The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 has:
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a step toward counteracting negative behavior
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The term iron triangle refers to the:
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Phenomenon of members of interest groups, congressional committees, and bureaucratic agencies cooperating for mutual benefit
