In 1789, government bureaucracy in the United States was _____.
  • Approximately 1 in 10 Americans are part of the federal bureaucracy.
  • Bureaucracies have four key characteristics: a clear hierarchy; specialization; a division of labor; and a set of formal rules.
  • laws, policies
  • small, with only three departments staffed by a few men
Which problem of bureaucracy occurs when multiple bureaucratic agencies seem to be doing the very same thing?
  • Bureaucracies have four key characteristics: a clear hierarchy; specialization; a division of labor; and a set of formal rules.
  • laws, policies
  • Duplication
  • The government attempts to reform the bureaucracy through sunshine laws, sunset provisions, privatization, reorganization, and accountability laws.
A union member is unsatisfied with the function of bureaucracy in the U.S. He has written to the president, Congress and the courts, hoping that they can somehow manage to increase the level of bureaucratic accountability. Which of them should he NOT have contacted as they have no impact on bureaucratic accountability?
  • Bureaucratic accountability is the responsibility of all of these divisions of government.
  • The bureaucracy can run into all kinds of hazards as it goes about its daily routine, including red tape, waste, duplication, conflict, and imperialism.
  • Bureaucracies have four key characteristics: a clear hierarchy; specialization; a division of labor; and a set of formal rules.
  • The administrative barriers to passing the bill
You have been asked to summarize the effect of The Pendleton Act of 1883 for a class presentation. Basically, you will describe how The Pendleton Act:
  • Approximately 1 in 10 Americans are part of the federal bureaucracy.
  • replaced the spoils system with a selection process based on merit.
  • Working with the Office of Management and Budget to monitor the bureaucracy
  • The New Deal; steady the nation's financial situation
Which of the following is a characteristic of a bureaucracy?
  • Approximately 1 in 10 Americans are part of the federal bureaucracy.
  • The bureaucracy can run into all kinds of hazards as it goes about its daily routine, including red tape, waste, duplication, conflict, and imperialism.
  • The government attempts to reform the bureaucracy through sunshine laws, sunset provisions, privatization, reorganization, and accountability laws.
  • Bureaucracies have four key characteristics: a clear hierarchy; specialization; a division of labor; and a set of formal rules.
Which of the following is an attempt made by the government to reform the bureaucracy?
  • The government attempts to reform the bureaucracy through sunshine laws, sunset provisions, privatization, reorganization, and accountability laws.
  • Bureaucracies have four key characteristics: a clear hierarchy; specialization; a division of labor; and a set of formal rules.
  • Approximately 1 in 10 Americans are part of the federal bureaucracy.
  • The bureaucracy can run into all kinds of hazards as it goes about its daily routine, including red tape, waste, duplication, conflict, and imperialism.
A bureaucrat is defined as _____.
  • a large administrative organization that handles the day-to-day business of a government or society
  • their political loyalty and party membership
  • someone who works in a bureaucracy
  • By making sure that the bureaucracy follows the law and protecting citizens from bureaucratic abuses
A congressman wants to replace one of the most significant bills regarding veteran housing. He complains that he is constantly encountering administrative difficulties, which prevent him from passing his new bill. One of the main advantages of the new bill is that it will not require money from the federal budget. What part of this situation provides an example of red tape?
  • The bureaucracy can run into all kinds of hazards as it goes about its daily routine, including red tape, waste, duplication, conflict, and imperialism.
  • Bureaucratic accountability is the responsibility of all of these divisions of government.
  • small, with only three departments staffed by a few men
  • The administrative barriers to passing the bill
In the spoils system, bureaucrats were selected based on _____.
  • their political loyalty and party membership
  • someone who works in a bureaucracy
  • By making sure that the bureaucracy follows the law and protecting citizens from bureaucratic abuses
  • a large administrative organization that handles the day-to-day business of a government or society
How does Congress hold the bureaucracy accountable?
  • The New Deal; steady the nation's financial situation
  • Working with the Office of Management and Budget to monitor the bureaucracy
  • When a state government legalizes a drug that the federal government has declared illegal
  • By passing laws that affect the bureaucracy
The administrative barriers to passing the bill
  • The New Deal; steady the nation's financial situation
  • When a state government legalizes a drug that the federal government has declared illegal
  • Working with the Office of Management and Budget to monitor the bureaucracy
  • By passing laws that affect the bureaucracy
In the 1930s, President Roosevelt created a plan known as _____, which was designed to _____.
  • Working with the Office of Management and Budget to monitor the bureaucracy
  • The New Deal; steady the nation's financial situation
  • When a state government legalizes a drug that the federal government has declared illegal
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
The American bureaucracy implements the _____ and _____ made by elected officials.
  • small, with only three departments staffed by a few men
  • Bureaucracies have four key characteristics: a clear hierarchy; specialization; a division of labor; and a set of formal rules.
  • laws, policies
  • Duplication
How can the president hold the bureaucracy accountable?
  • Working with the Office of Management and Budget to monitor the bureaucracy
  • The New Deal; steady the nation's financial situation
  • When a state government legalizes a drug that the federal government has declared illegal
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
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