Question

 7

 Which of these is a true statement concerning independent agencies?

 a. Independent agencies vary greatly in size.

 b. Any agency ruling can be challenged in court.

 c. Setting up an agency requires following clear guidelines.

 d. Independent agencies are housed within cabinet departments.

 8

 Aciear chain of command with all employees knowing who their supervisors are as well as whom they are responsible for is an example

 of a(n) merit.

 True

 False

 

9

 Which of the following is an example of a government agency designed to serve a distinct clientele group?

 a. Department of Agriculture

 b. Homeland Security

 c. Department of Defense

 d. Department of justice

 10

 Groups of citizens whose interests are affected by an agency and who work to influence its policies are called

 a. constituencies

 b. public interest groups

 c. clientele groups

 d political parties

 11

 Because presidents and their appointees often struggle with entrenched bureaucracies, presidents

 a should establish clear and specific rules for how to deal with the bureaucracy

 b may want to ask the bureaucrats for advice on whom to appoint to the cabinet

 c. should be willing to compromise, because they cannot defeat Civil servants

 d. often prefer to start new agencies rather than deal with the old ones

 

 12

 Barbour and Wright state that agencies often reach agreements about dividing up policy turf to avoid competition. A good example of

 this is the historical practices of

 a the Civil Aeronautics Board

 b. the armed services

 C. the EPA

 d.the USDA

Answer 1