Bureacracy 9.4

Chapter 9.4 Pages 334 to 342

1) A quasi-judicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties is
called administrative
A) supplementation.
B) discretion.
C) justice.
D) adjudication.
E) meditation.

2) Which of the following best describe the George W. Bush administrationʹs position regarding
Title IX?
A) Funding for womenʹs collegiate athletics should be equal to funding for menʹs collegiate
athletics.
B) There should be an equal number of sports teams for womenʹs collegiate athletics as for
menʹs collegiate athletics.
C) There should be an equal number of women collegiate athletes as men collegiate athletes.
D) Womenʹs collegiate athletics should receive less funding than menʹs collegiate athletics
because there is less interest in womenʹs athletics.
E) Women should be discouraged from participating in collegiate athletics because of their
ʺdelicate disposition and volatile temperament.ʺ

3) In 1997 and 1998, Congress conducted hearings to investigate
A) potential abuse of ordinary citizens by the IRS.
B) why the IRS was not strictly enforcing tax laws.
C) why the IRS was more likely to audit poor Americans than middle class Americans.
D) ways in which the IRS can collect a greater percentage of taxes owed.
E) why Enron paid no income taxes in four out the last five years, despite the fact that it
was one of Americaʹs most profitable companies.

4) How has George W. Bush advanced a conservative, evangelical Christian agenda?
A) by requiring religious tests to hold office
B) by strengthening the wall of separation between church and state
C) by appointing those with similar evangelical beliefs
D) by issuing an executive order that prohibits all abortions
E) by increasing funding to family planning organizations.

5) In order to shape policy and direct the bureaucracy, the president can issue
A) laws.
B) edicts.
C) executive orders.
D) executive agreements.
E) subpoenas.

6) Which of the following is a check on the bureaucracy that only the Senate can exercise?
A) reducing funding for an agency
B) confirming presidential appointments
C) impeaching executive branch officials
D) holding congressional hearings
E) abolishing Cabinet-level departments

7) Who can create or abolish federal departments and agencies?
A) the president
B) the vice president
C) the Executive Oversight Agency
D) Congress
E) the states

8) What is the most frequently used form of congressional oversight?
A) impeachment
B) impoundment
C) proactive oversight
D) police patrol oversight
E) fire alarm oversight

9) Congress can oversee the bureaucracy by
A) holding congressional committee hearings.
B) using the power of the purse.
C) requiring congressional review of agency regulations.
D) transferring agency functions.
E) All of the above.

10) Who is least likely to support stricter CAFE standards?
A) Starbucks
B) Ford Motor Company
C) McDonalds
D) the Sierra Club
E) Wal-Mart

11) Which bureaucracy helps Congress oversee the bureaucracy?
A) the Office of Maintenance and Bureaucracy (OMB)
B) the Capitol Response Service (CRS)
C) the Congressional Oversight Committee (COC)
D) the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
E) the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed)

12) The judiciary can oversee the bureaucracy by
A) issuing injunctions preventing agency rules from going into effect.
B) cutting off funding for under-performing programs.
C) filing lawsuits alleging wrongdoing on the part of a bureaucracy.
D) impeaching high-level executive branch officials.
E) refusing to grant ʺletters of appointmentʺ to political appointees, even if they have been
confirmed by the Senate.