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45 Cards in this Set
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An example of licensing on the local level would be
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when contractors are required to meet building codes.
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In 2007, Texas ranked _____ in per capita state spending.
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fiftieth
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A 1991, ethics reform law extended _____ restrictions to numerous agencies.
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revolving door
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Legislative policies
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don't always translate well into bureaucratic programs and can have unanticipated results.
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Each state agency is largely free to set its own personnel policies.
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True
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Many of the best and brightest young people seek professional employment with government bureaucracies because of the high esteem the public holds for them.
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False
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Sometimes bureaucrats are blamed for problems that are better placed on the shoulders of
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elected policy makers
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A major test of the effectiveness of the whistleblower protection act was brought by
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George Green
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Privatization, the process of governments contracting with provate companies to perform services, has become increasingly popular in recent years.
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True
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Texas was one of the first states to implement
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sunset legislation.
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In 2003, after a series of budget disputes, performance reviews were transferred
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from the office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts to the Legislative Budget Board despite critics' insistence that reviews should be carried out by an independent office holder.
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Implementation is the conversion of policy plans into reality.
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True
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In the early part of the twentieth century, _____ regarded bureaucracies as efficient means of organizing large numbers of people to accomplish a given task.
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Max Weber
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When things go wrong in state government and problems go unresolved, there is a tendency to blame bureaucrats for
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excessive red tape, mismanagement, and inefficiency.
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Higher education and public school employees
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are subject to different employment policies than state employees.
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In recent years, the bureaucracy has grown because
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citizens expect a wide range of public services, federal mandates require more funding and personnel and interest groups have successfully implemented new programs.
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Which of the following is NOT correct regarding government in Texas?
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Attempts to limit government growth and spending have been very successful.
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Each agency is subject to sunset review every
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12 years.
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Every _____ the legislature sets budgets for state agencies.
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two years
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Performance reviews to limit mismanagement and inefficiency are conducted on state agencies and_______ by the
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school districts; Legislative Budget Board.
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State and local governments can also regulate by offering operating subsidies to businesses, including
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tax breaks that are subject to limitations imposed by the legislature.
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Many industries try to influence and control the government agencies that are supposed to regulate them. This is called
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co-optation.
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The legislature permitted performance reviews in order to promote
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efficiency and reduce waste.
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Legislators depend on administrative agencies for counsel and advice when they draft public policies.
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True
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The more than 1.3 million Texans now employed by state and local governments are collectively called
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the bureaucracy.
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The legislature usually defines a program and gives a state agency detailed instructions for carring it out.
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False
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Within governmental organizations, specific positions are assigned specific responsibilities or given authority in a hierarchical arrangement.
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True
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The process of moving from governmental regulation of an industry to lobbyist for the same industry has often been called
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a revolving door.
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Which part of government generally broadly defines a program?
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the legislature.
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The legislature delegates a great deal of authority for carrying out state policy to
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regulatory agencies.
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Bureaucracies are NOT characterized
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as being chaotic.
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In Texas, the role of the bureaucracy is enhanced because
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the governor has limited powers over the bureaucracy.
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When a person in an agency reports an agency for costly mistakes or waste or an endangerment to the public, they are protected by the
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whistle blower protection act.
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Hiring a person on the basis of a personal relationship is called
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political patronage.
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Texans have come to expect good roads and schools, safe drinking water, and a host of other public programs.
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True
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The legislature has empowered the _____ to conduct performance reviews of state programs.
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Legislative Budget Board
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The bureaucracy has the primary responsibility for carrying out the policies adopted by
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the legislature.
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To better serve the public, some reformer advocates pushed for a
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merit employment system based somewhat on U.S. law.
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Which part of government generally fills in the details of a program?
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the bureaucracy.
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The two ways that the legislature can use budgetary control over bureaucracies are by
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the amount of funds allotted and approval of line items in agency budgets.
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In per capita spending in the areas of public health, education, and welfare, Texas ranks
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below most states.
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Implementation is the conversion of policy plans into
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reality.
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Each one of us comes into regular contact with organizations that can be defined as bureaucracies.
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True
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Which of the following is the LEAST likely obstacle to policy implementation in Texas?
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The governor does not choose to manage the agency in charge.
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According to whistle blower laws, public employees are required to report wrongdoing within their agencies.
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False
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