Question 1

The Department of State,being created first,was the most powerful of the first four government departments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The culture of the State Department tends to reward

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A)  skill in political negotiations.
B)  being an expert on international economics.
C)  embassy security.
D)  a background in local economics.
E)  political supporters.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

It is very easy to fire a bureaucrat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The definition of bureaucracy includes all of the following notions EXCEPT

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A)  a large organization.
B)  authority divided among several managers.
C)  complexity of structure.
D)  appointed officials.
E)  an issue network.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

In order to cope with the difficulty of firing federal bureaucrats,managers often

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A)  promote to the workers out of their offices.
B)  refuse to accept transfers from other agencies.
C)  give them higher profile jobs so that failure will be obvious.
D)  Promoting workers out,refusing new transfers,and setting bad workers up to fail are all true.
E)  None of these choices is true.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The text refers to the Civil War as the "great watershed in bureaucratic development" because

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A)  citizens start to realize the importance of bureaucracy.
B)  fighting the war led to the hiring of many new officials and the creation of new offices.
C)  the Union had better bureaucrats than the Confederacy.
D)  state governments were able to manage the growth in government from the war.
E)  bureaucrats became popular among the people.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

Bureaucratic inefficiency might be desirable in that it might help

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A)  protect our liberties.
B)  reduce spending.
C)  increase trust in government.
D)  create an environment of dependency.
E)  restrict conflicts between the branches.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

A laissez-faire economy

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A)  is restrictive but fair.
B)  is supported by the general public.
C)  is freely competitive.
D)  is based on rapid industrialization.
E)  mixes industry and agriculture.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Every constraint placed on the bureaucracy is placed in response to some influential faction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to the text,bureaucrats with more conservative views are more likely to be found in the

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A)  Treasury Department.
B)  Federal Trade Commission.
C)  Environmental Protection Agency.
D)  Food and Drug Administration.
E)  None of these choices is true.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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