The power of a bureaucracy depends on its number of employees
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Old institutionalism studied politics by
a. examining how institutions limit the options of individuals seeking to make efficient and effective policy. b. looking at how political institutions reflect society's underlying culture rather than as the product of rational choices in the pursuit of increased efficiency. c. focusing on the broader process of translating political inputs into political outputs. d. examining how political institutions determine the choices that government officials make. e. focusing on descriptions of formal institutions of a country's political system like its constitution.
What provisions or requirements does the U.S. Constitution make concerning the federal bureaucracy?
a. The bureaucracy must be in tune with the needs of the citizenry and must be structured in a way to meet those needs. b. The bureaucracy must be separate from political parties in order that it not fall prey to political pressures. c. The Constitution places the president as head of the bureaucracy. d. The bureaucracy must not be allowed to grow larger than the military. e. The bureaucracy is an important reality in American federal government, though the Constitution makes no mention of it.
What pattern did the Democrats and Whigs set for the future of political parties?
a. The only way to attract enough supporters to win elections is by providing them with material benefits. b. Every successful American party has cared more about winning elections than about furthering a consistent set of principles. c. Presidential elections, with the control of patronage, are a higher priority than congressional elections. d. Every successful American succeeds by furthering a consistent set of principles rather than caring about winning elections.
In 1996, world leaders adopted a goal to cut hunger in half by 2015, and the world __________.
A. did not do much to achieve this goal B. tried to achieve this goal, but the efforts were largely unsuccessful C. came close to achieving this goal but did not quite make it D. was able to achieve this goal successfully