Question 1

Which of the following statements about the Federal Reserve System (the Fed)  is correct?

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A)   The Fed was established by George Washington and Alexander Hamilton in 1793.
B)   Congress created the Fed in 1913.
C)   The Fed was established in 1933, during the famous "Hundred Days" of the New Deal.
D)   Richard Nixon established the Fed in 1969 as an attempt to gain more White House control over monetary policy.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Line agencies are

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A)   departments, bureaus, or independent agencies whose primary mission is to regulate economic activity.
B)   government agencies that perform a market-oriented public service and raise revenues to fund their activities.
C)   agencies that are not part of any cabinet department and not subject to congressional oversight.
D)   bureau-level agencies that deal directly with the public.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The use of taxing and spending powers to shape the economy is part of ________ policy.

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A)   fiscal
B)   monetary
C)   distributive
D)   redistributiveE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is an independent agency?

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A)   the U.S. Postal Service
B)   the Department of Agriculture
C)   the Environmental Protection Agency
D)   the Forest ServiceE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The creation of the U.S. Northern Command was important because it

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A)   ultimately led to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
B)   unified, for the first time in American history, the Air Force, the Navy Department, and the War Department.
C)   breached the long-standing line between domestic law enforcement and foreign military operations for the first time.
D)   was the first time the Department of Defense had taken such an action without congressional approval.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The National Security Archive is a

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A)   private organization that makes extensive use of Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain information about the activities of national security agencies.
B)   bureau-level agency in the Department of Homeland Security that classifies the security clearance requirements of all government documents.
C)   part of the National Security Agency that classifies the security clearance requirements of all government documents.
D)   private organization that the federal government contracts to provide backup copies for all national security documents.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

"Zero-base budgeting" was a

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A)   method of budgeting that dictated funding for federal agencies could never be cut unless the federal government was running a budget deficit.
B)   method of budgeting from the bottom up whereby each agency was required to rejustify its entire mission rather than merely its next year's increase.
C)   method of budgeting in which each federal agency would receive a zero percent increase each year.
D)   phrase used by President Bill Clinton in his attempts to persuade the public that there was very little basis for cutting the funding of most federal programs.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

________ is the primary mission of the State Department.

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A)   Military protection
B)   Diplomacy
C)   International aid
D)   National securityE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, how were government appointments handled?

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A)   Appointments were made on the basis of merit.
B)   Appointments were made on the basis of seniority.
C)   Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system.
D)   Appointments were made by leaders of Congress.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The responsibility for making fiscal policy lies with ________, and the administration of fiscal policy occurs primarily in the ________.

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A)   the president; Federal Reserve Board
B)   the president; Treasury Department
C)   Congress; Treasury Department
D)   Congress; Department of CommerceE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following statements about state and local government employment is most accurate?

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A)   The number of state and local government employees has remained relatively unchanged since 1950.
B)   The number of state and local government employees has declined since 1950.
C)   The number of state and local government employees has increased since 1950.
D)   The number of state and local government employees has always been less than the number of federal government employees.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the merit system is INACCURATE?

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A)   Every member and official of a government agency has been appointed as part of the merit system.
B)   The merit system establishes competitive exams for jobs.
C)   The merit system gives bureaucrats job protection.
D)   The merit system in federal employment originated in the Civil Service Reform Act of 1883.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

What was the mission of the National Performance Review?

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A)   to reorganize the federal bureaucracy to make it more efficient, more accountable, and less wasteful
B)   to review each administrative agency every four years to determine whether it is necessary
C)   to analyze the job performance of federal employees
D)   to make recommendations to Congress on government reformsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The Freedom of Information Act is designed to

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A)   lead to quicker filing of habeas corpus petitions.
B)   make more national security documents available to the public.
C)   prevent inefficiency and waste in government management.
D)   expand the freedom of speech granted to government employees.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Devolution describes a process through which

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A)   Congress gives up some of its power to the executive branch.
B)   the federal government is downsized by delegating the implementation of programs to state and local governments.
C)   state and local governments are downsized by delegating the implementation of programs to the federal government.
D)   the federal government is downsized by completely cutting wasteful programs.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The National Park Service is

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A)   part of the Department of the Interior.
B)   part of the Department of Agriculture.
C)   an independent agency.
D)   a government corporation.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring after practices found in

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A)   business.
B)   the Catholic Church.
C)   Congress.
D)   local government.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Who has the authority to set interest rates and lending activities for the nation's banks?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Federal Reserve System
B)   the Secretary of the Treasury
C)   the Internal Revenue Service
D)   the Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

In 1937, the Committee on Administrative Management claimed that "the president needs help" because

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A)   President Roosevelt had serious health problems related to polio and could not fulfill all of the constitutional responsibilities of the presidency.
B)   President Roosevelt needed to devote all of his energy to guiding the American military's efforts in World War II and he could not effectively manage the federal bureaucracy.
C)   the "spoils system" had filled the executive branch with Republicans who were refusing to enact key parts of President Roosevelt's agenda.
D)   the national government had grown rapidly during the preceding 25 years, but the structures and procedures necessary to manage the burgeoning executive branch had not yet been established.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Describe the challenge of bureaucratic accountability. What is oversight and how does congressional action shape bureaucratic responsibility? What are some possible ways in which the president can gain more control of the bureaucracy?

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Which of the following statements about the merit system is INACCURATE?

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