The Executive Branch: 13.1-13.6 || 100% Accurate Answers.
Any action taken by the executive branch bureaucracy in which it executes or carries out the law
is called correct answers bureaucratic implementation
Cabinet-level secretaries are nominated by the __________ and approved by the __________.
correct answers president; Senate
The most recent executive branch department to be created is the Department of __________.
correct answers Homeland Security
Subdivisions within departments are called __________. correct answers bureaus and agencies
What is the key difference between an independent regulatory commission and an independent
executive agency? correct answers Independent regulatory commissions are protected against
direct presidential or congressional control while independent executive agencies have to report
directly to the president.
The Federal Reserve Board is an example of __________. correct answers a quasi-governmental
organization
Which of the following best describes what bureaucrats do?
A.
They have no ability to affect policy and, as a result, are largely shielded from political
pressures.
B.
They exercise great discretion in the implementation of laws, often writing specific rules and
creating policy.
C.
They write their own laws based on their personal goals and missions.
D.
They provide advice for the judiciary on how to rule on administrative questions. correct answers
They exercise great discretion in the implementation of laws, often writing specific rules and
creating policy.
__________ is the ability of bureaucrats to determine how the laws passed by Congress should
be executed. correct answers Discretion
The federal bureaucracy's ability to conduct quasi-judicial hearings to resolve disputes is known
as __________. correct answers adjudicating
Members of Congress often pass ambiguous laws. Which of the following is not a reason for
doing so? correct answers They can avoid giving any discretion to the bureaucracy.
What are the two basic types of bureaucrats? correct answers Civil service professionals and
political appointees.
Any action taken by the executive branch bureaucracy in which it executes or carries out the law
is called correct answers bureaucratic implementation
Cabinet-level secretaries are nominated by the __________ and approved by the __________.
correct answers president; Senate
The most recent executive branch department to be created is the Department of __________.
correct answers Homeland Security
Subdivisions within departments are called __________. correct answers bureaus and agencies
What is the key difference between an independent regulatory commission and an independent
executive agency? correct answers Independent regulatory commissions are protected against
direct presidential or congressional control while independent executive agencies have to report
directly to the president.
The Federal Reserve Board is an example of __________. correct answers a quasi-governmental
organization
Which of the following best describes what bureaucrats do?
A.
They have no ability to affect policy and, as a result, are largely shielded from political
pressures.
B.
They exercise great discretion in the implementation of laws, often writing specific rules and
creating policy.
C.
They write their own laws based on their personal goals and missions.
D.
They provide advice for the judiciary on how to rule on administrative questions. correct answers
They exercise great discretion in the implementation of laws, often writing specific rules and
creating policy.
__________ is the ability of bureaucrats to determine how the laws passed by Congress should
be executed. correct answers Discretion
The federal bureaucracy's ability to conduct quasi-judicial hearings to resolve disputes is known
as __________. correct answers adjudicating
Members of Congress often pass ambiguous laws. Which of the following is not a reason for
doing so? correct answers They can avoid giving any discretion to the bureaucracy.
What are the two basic types of bureaucrats? correct answers Civil service professionals and
political appointees.
