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President Ronald Reagan was the first president to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda since

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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Which of the following presidents did NOT file plans for his funeral?
I. Gerald R. Ford
II. George W. Bush
III. Bill Clinton
IV. Jimmy Carter

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2 and 3

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According to the text, royal governors were similar to modern U.S. presidents in that they

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Had the pardon power

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The Constitutional qualifications for the president include that the president must be

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over thirty-five years old, a natural-born citizen, and a resident for fourteen years.

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What is the most common occupation of presidents before holding that office?

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Lawyer

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The only president to have served more than two terms is

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution limits a president from serving in office more than ________ years.

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ten

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Benjamin Franklin believed that including the power to impeach was necessary to avoid

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assassination

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Presidents may be removed from office by

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Impeachment in the House and trial in the Senate

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Executive privilege
I. has been defined narrowly by the Supreme Court.
II. is an express power granted to the president in Article II of the Constitution.
III. refers to the entire collection of rights enjoyed by the president.
IV. allows presidents to break the law with impunity.

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1 only

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The Twenty-Fifth Amendment was added to the Constitution in 1967 to provide a way to

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ensure that vacancies in the office of the vice president can be filled without election.

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The president has the power to appoint

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his Cabinet

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A president can more quickly move the confirmation process of his appointments through the Senate by

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making recess appointments

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The president's power to make treaties is limited by

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the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate.

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A good example of a president "unsigning" a treaty is

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President George W. Bush's withdrawal of support for the International Criminal Court.

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Agreements that the president concludes with foreign nations that do not require the advice and consent of the Senate are called

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executive agreements.

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The rejection of a legislative act by the executive branch is known as the

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veto

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When laws are being developed in Congress, the president can effectively influence the ultimate content of the legislation by threatening to

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veto the legislation

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Over the entire history of the U. S. Constitution, the total number of presidential vetoes

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Is just over 2,500

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Which of the following Presidents' actual use of a line-item veto resulted in all line-item vetoes authorized by Congress being declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court unless authorized by a constitutional amendment.

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Bill Clinton

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The Constitution gives the President all of the following powers EXCEPT

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To declare war

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The War Powers Act of 1973 was designed to

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curtail the president's power to commit U.S. troops to combat.

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One of the president's checks on judicial power is

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the Pardon

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A presidential pardon results in the release of an individual from federal prison and

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a complete restoration of the privileges and immunities of citizenship of the person.

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Unpopular use of the pardon contributed to which president's reelection defeat?

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Gerald R. Ford

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Historians have ranked ________ and ________ as the best and worst presidents.

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Abraham Lincoln/ James Buchanan

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Which was the first President to decline to include the Senate in treaty negotiations with foreign governments?

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George Washington

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The poor presidential leadership skills of John Adams contributed to:

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The development of political parties

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The "patronage system" of rewarding loyal followers of the president's political party with political appointments was instituted by President

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Andrew Jackson

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Presidents have relied on their inherent powers to

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circumvent the Constitution in times of war or crisis.

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The trend toward a greater role for the president in policy making began with

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Historically, vice presidents were selected as presidential running mates to

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Balance the ticket

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Which of the following is the MOST likely reason that Senator John McCain chose Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008?

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Palin was more conservative than McCain, making the ticket more appealing to many Republicans.

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The Cabinet system was established by

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tradition

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The Cabinet membership is determined by the

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President

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First ladies often

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take on important policy initiatives and charitable causes.

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Which first lady ever served as a U. S. delegate to the United Nations?

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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The Executive Office of the President was established in 1939 to

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help the president direct the activities of the executive branch

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Congress, in the Reorganization Act of 1939, and at the request of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, created the Executive Office of the President, the offices for many of which are today located in the

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Eisenhower Executive Office Building

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The Executive Office of the President includes
I. the National Security Council.
II. the Office of Management and Budget.
III. the Council of Economic Advisers.
IV. the Environmental Protection Agency

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1, 2 and 3

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The ________ was established to advise the president on military affairs and foreign policy.

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National Security Council

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Since 1972, the number of White House staffers has

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hovered around 500

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The difference between great and mediocre presidents centers on their ability to grasp the importance of

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leadership style

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Increases in presidential popularity are often the result of

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international crises

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The first president to send a legislative package to Congress was

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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A president can best set national policy and priorities through

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his budget proposals and continued insistence on their congressional passage.

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The responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget include
I. preparing the president's budget.
II. reviewing the budget proposals of executive departments.
III. supplying economic forecasts.
IV. acting as a liaison with Congress and the federal judiciary.

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1, 2 and 3

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An executive order

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has the power to create policy.

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President Harry S Truman used an executive order to

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sieze private US steel mills

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Which of the following was NOT the subject of a Bush administration executive order?

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federal funding for abortions

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is better known as

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The failed underwear bomber

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Besides being an attempted attack on U.S. soil, the failed underwear bombing upset Americans because

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despite being warned repeatedly about extremist tendencies of the individual, the government failed to put him on a no-fly list.

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President Barack Obama worked to solve the intelligence failure following the attempted bombing of an airplane by

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meeting the heads of 16 intelligence agencies

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The departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices that perform the function of governments are known as the

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bureaucracy

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When evaluating the bureaucracy, it seems that Americans

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like specific agencies to which they are exposed, but not the bureaucracy as a whole.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the bureaucracy consisted of

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three departments: Foreign Affairs, War, and Treasury.

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The selection of employees for government agencies on the basis of party loyalty, electoral support, and political influence is the

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spoils system

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"To the victors belong the spoils" is a term MOST frequently attributed to President

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Andrew Jackson

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Giving jobs, grants or other special favors as rewards to friends and political allies for their support is known as

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Patronage

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The Civil War

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led to growth in the size of the bureaucracy

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The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 was designed to reduce patronage and was also known as the

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Pendleton Act

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The civil service system, established in 1883,

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was eventually expanded to cover most federal appointees.

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The first independent regulatory commission was the

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Interstate Commerce Commission

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The Department of Commerce and Labor, established by Congress at the request of President _________, was a sign of increased regulation of the economic sector.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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In 1914, Congress, at the request of the Wilson administration, created the ________ to protect small businesses and the public from unfair business practices and competition.

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Federal Trade Commission

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The ratification of the ________ Amendment in 1913 gave Congress the authority to implement a federal income tax, and thus allowed government to grow even more.

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Sixteenth

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All of the following were created within a few years of passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 EXCEPT

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The G.I. Bill

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One way government differs from business is that

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government promotes the public good, while businesses promote profits.

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There are currently more than ________ subunits of Cabinet-level departments and independent agencies.

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2,300

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Of the more than 2.7 million federal employees, nearly ____ percent work for the U.S. Postal Service.

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30

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Most federal employees are paid according to what is called the

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general schedule

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The president directly appoints nearly ________ people.

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3,600

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Hispanics are

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dramatically underrepresented in the federal workforce.

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Women compromise

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a majority of federal employees at the lowest GS levels.

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There are ____ federal agency regions in the United States.

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ten

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Among the federal responses to the graying of the bureaucracy have been
I. enhancing employment benefits to attract older workers..
II. creating college loan payment programs for recruits.
III. reliance on the Presidential Management Fellows Program.
IV. using outside, private contractors.

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1, 2 and 3

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There are _______ Cabinet departments.

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fifteen

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All Cabinet departments are headed by a secretary except for the Department of

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Justice

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Clientele agencies are

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particularly subject to outside lobbying.

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Many members of the Constitutional Convention

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concluded that the president should have the authority to require written opinions from executive department officers.

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Newer regulatory boards often
I. are more independent than boards created earlier.
II. are more concerned with public health and safety.
III. enjoy autonomy from political pressure.
IV. are more dependent upon the courts for authority.

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2 and 3

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A business established by government that performs functions that could be provided by private industry is called a/an

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Government corporation

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_________ is an example of a government corporation.

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Amtrak

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The law enacted in 1939 to prohibit federal employees from becoming directly involved in political campaigns was called the

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Hatch Act

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If you work for the Environmental Protection Agency, you cannot work for Barack Obama's reelection campaign because

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the Hatch Act legally prevents you from doing so.

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How agencies execute congressional wishes is most accurately called policy

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implementation

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Iron triangles

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are patterns of interaction that occur among agencies, interest groups and congressional committees

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The increasing complexity of the policy-making process within bureaucracies is MOST reflected in the growth of

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interagency councils.

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Policy Coordinating Committees (PCCs) exist

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to handle large-scale problems that require coordination between multiple agencies and executive departments.

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Most bureaucrats have some leeway in their ability to make choices regarding the best way to implement congressional intentions. This is called

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Administrative discretion

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If the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reviews and approves a final version of a regulation, what happens next?

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The new regulation is published in the Federal Registrar

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A quasi-judicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties is called:

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Administrative Adjudication

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According to the text, which of the following is NOT responsible for holding the bureaucracy accountable?

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Other countries

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Calls to reform the bureaucracy were not seriously considered until

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the Progressive era (1890-1920).

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To shape policy and provide direction to the bureaucracy, the president can issue

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executive orders

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The Department of Labor's Employment of Standards Administration's failure to draft guidelines to enforce President Lyndon B. Johnson's executive order prohibiting discrimination based on gender for several years is an example of

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the critical role bureaucrats play in the execution of policy directives.

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The Senate's checks on the bureaucracy include
I. the power to confirm presidential appointees.
II. its investigatory powers.
III. its ability to remove presidential appointees for any reason.
IV. congressional review.

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1, 2 and 4

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The congressional reaction to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill would MOST likely be classified as _________ by political scientists.

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fire alarm oversight

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According to the text, globalization presents numerous challenges to the American bureaucracy in that

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it is unclear how international organizations can be held accountable.

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In terms of holding agencies accountable, the judiciary can
I. rule on whether bureaucracies have acted within the parameters of the law.
II. rule on the constitutionality of challenged rules and regulations.
III. initiate policies to alter the bureaucracy's activities.
IV. force the bureaucracy to respect rights of individuals through hearings.

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1, 2 and 4