What are some of the effects of constraints on bureaucratic agencies?
What will be an ideal response?
? Government will often act slowly.
? Government will sometimes act inconsistently.
? It is easier to block action than to take action.
? Lower-ranking employees will be reluctant to make decisions on their own.
? Citizens will complain of red tape.
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______ refers to a congressional committee’s monitoring of the executive branch and of government agencies to ensure they are acting as Congress intends.
a. A congressional witch hunt b. A markup c. Congressional oversight d. Committee interference with executive prerogative e. One of the enumerated powers of Congress
Courts get involved in public policy making primarily through their power of:
A. judicial review. B. judicial restraint. C. judicial politics. D. judicial curbs.
Of the following, the news media are most likely to focus on
A. events that occur in other countries. B. events that are timely. C. events experienced by ordinary citizens. D. complex events that are difficult to report. E. events that affect small numbers of people.
Why does bureaucratic coercion happen less frequently than might be assumed?
A) Because agencies are ultimately held accountable to the electorate B) Because the media only reports on the negative aspect of the bureaucracy C) Because of congressional oversight committees D) Because of the president's oversight E) Because coercion has not proven to be effective by government officials