Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. By dividing authority over the federal bureaucracy among different branches, federal agencies and bureaus are often required to answer to more than one overseer.
2. Congress formally controls most of the federal bureaucracy.
3. Decisions by the federal judiciary can significantly impact bureaucratic behavior.
4. Devolution is aimed at transferring the duties of the federal bureaucracy to private businesses and organizations.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
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matters is what works, or "It doesn't matter if a cat is white or black as long as it catches the mouse," represents the views of which Chinese leader? a. Mao Zedong b. Deng Xiaoping c. Chiang Kai-shek d. Liu Shaoqi
Which two philosophies traditionally fall on opposite ends of the political spectrum?
a. Conservatives and libertarians b. Liberals and conservatives c. Populists and liberals d. Conservatives and populists e. Socialists and conservatives
The international system has become more complex in the last two decades due to
a. increases in the number of IGOs, NGOs, and large-scale international corporations. b. additions to the policy areas included in the concept of "sovereignty." c. great increases in the number of states as a result of decolonialization, particularly in Africa. d. greater emphasis on bilateral diplomacy, resulting in the need to make many more contacts in implementing foreign policy. e. the proliferation in number of Security Council members, necessitating greater "bloc" politics in passing binding resolutions.
Bureaucracy has grown so complex and gained so much autonomy that our form of government is often called a(n)
a. administrative state. b. government corporation. c. independent regulatory commission. d. iron triangle. e. issue network.