CHAPTER 11: The Bureaucracy

CHAPTER 11: The Bureaucracy

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

a.	no one knows how it operates.
b.	authority is divided among several managers.
c.	its size is large, but its functions are small.
d.	its functions are large, but its size is small.
e.	employees are tightly restrained in their decision making.

ANS: B REF: 290 NOT: Conceptual

In 2010, Congress passed a law that mandated the USDA work with _______ to address issues related to hunger.

a.	local courts
b.	state senators
c.	church organizations
d.	local school districts
e.	assisted living facility directors

ANS: D REF: 290 NOT: Factual

a.	possessed exclusively by the president as chief executive.
b.	shared between the president and Congress.
c.	difficult to determine in practice.
d.	at the local level where the programs actually operate.
e.	divided between the cabinet and key leaders in the Senate.

ANS: B REF: 291 NOT: Factual

a.	related state and local agencies.
b.	private corporations.
c.	interest groups.
d.	congressional staff.
e.	state legislatures.

ANS: A REF: 291 NOT: Factual

Whereas European countries exhibit extensive government ownership of key industries, the United States relies primarily on

ANS: C REF: 292 NOT: Conceptual

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