Bureaucrats and Accountability;Virtual SC Government
Exam 2023 Questions and Answers
Federal government employees represent a broader cross section of the American
population than do members of Congress.
True
About 30% of the civilian federal government employees work for the army, the navy,
the air force, or some other defense agency.
True
Even though bureaucrats work at a variety of jobs, most are blue-collar and construction
workers.
False
Fifty percent of civilian employees work in the Washington, D.C. area.
False
The number of federal employees per 100 people in the United States population has
increased from over 14 per 100 in the early 1970s to a little over 10 per 100 by the late
1990s.
False
Congress delegates substantial authority to administrative agencies in several areas:
(Choose three answers.)
- devising and enforcing regulations
- transferring money to state and local governments for grants-in-aid
- paying subsidies
About 90% of all federal bureaucrats are hired under regulations of _____.
the civil service system
The civil service examinees must meet selection criteria, such as _____. (Choose three
answers.)
- training
- education levels
- prior experience
Some of federal bureaucrats, such as _____, take special tests and meet special
criteria. (Choose three answers.)
- postal employees
- doctors in the Public Health Service
- FBI agents
A federal bureaucracy is a set of complex hierarchical departments, agencies,
commissions, and their staffs that exist to help the President carry out his
Constitutionally mandated responsibility to enforce the laws of the nation.
True
Which one of the following is NOT a reason why the people have a negative opinion of
the bureaucratic system?
The bureaucracy consists of voters who caters to the administration.
The Supreme Court is responsible for lots of important government-funded programs,
such as the National Endowment for the Arts.
False
Exam 2023 Questions and Answers
Federal government employees represent a broader cross section of the American
population than do members of Congress.
True
About 30% of the civilian federal government employees work for the army, the navy,
the air force, or some other defense agency.
True
Even though bureaucrats work at a variety of jobs, most are blue-collar and construction
workers.
False
Fifty percent of civilian employees work in the Washington, D.C. area.
False
The number of federal employees per 100 people in the United States population has
increased from over 14 per 100 in the early 1970s to a little over 10 per 100 by the late
1990s.
False
Congress delegates substantial authority to administrative agencies in several areas:
(Choose three answers.)
- devising and enforcing regulations
- transferring money to state and local governments for grants-in-aid
- paying subsidies
About 90% of all federal bureaucrats are hired under regulations of _____.
the civil service system
The civil service examinees must meet selection criteria, such as _____. (Choose three
answers.)
- training
- education levels
- prior experience
Some of federal bureaucrats, such as _____, take special tests and meet special
criteria. (Choose three answers.)
- postal employees
- doctors in the Public Health Service
- FBI agents
A federal bureaucracy is a set of complex hierarchical departments, agencies,
commissions, and their staffs that exist to help the President carry out his
Constitutionally mandated responsibility to enforce the laws of the nation.
True
Which one of the following is NOT a reason why the people have a negative opinion of
the bureaucratic system?
The bureaucracy consists of voters who caters to the administration.
The Supreme Court is responsible for lots of important government-funded programs,
such as the National Endowment for the Arts.
False
