8.1 Bureaucracy and Civil Service
2025 exam review with correct
answers.
Qs
_____ was a German sociologist, who was the founder of modern sociology and
thought seriously about the importance of bureaucracy. - n
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Max Weber
Qs
_____ means "government with a small desk." - n
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Bureaucracy
Qs
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a model bureaucracies? - n
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No clear division of labor but each individual can accomplish any given task
Qs
_____, sometimes called a "subgovernment", consists of interest groups, members
of congressional subcommittees, and agency bureaucrats. - n
Ans✔
The iron triangle
Qs
According to the Iron Triangle Theory, three of the following statements are true
except one. Which one is NOT true? - n
Ans✔
, The President makes sure that his departments are working side by side with
interest groups and government agencies.
Qs
Which one of the following is an example of an "Iron Triangle"? - n
Ans✔
the American Association for Retired People (AARP), the House Subcommittee on
Aging, and the Social Security Administration
Qs
A bureaucracy is _____. - n
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a complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are
employed by all large scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel.
Qs
Specific important functions of bureaucrats are: (Choose three answers.) - n
Ans✔
to settle disputes through administrative adjudication.
to make and enforce their own rules.
to implement laws that Congress writes.
Qs
The first reason why we keep bureaucracies is because _____. - n
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bureaucracies are useful.
Qs
The main argument for privatization of bureaucracies seems to be _____. - n
Ans✔
the cost.
2025 exam review with correct
answers.
Qs
_____ was a German sociologist, who was the founder of modern sociology and
thought seriously about the importance of bureaucracy. - n
Ans✔
Max Weber
Qs
_____ means "government with a small desk." - n
Ans✔
Bureaucracy
Qs
Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a model bureaucracies? - n
Ans✔
No clear division of labor but each individual can accomplish any given task
Qs
_____, sometimes called a "subgovernment", consists of interest groups, members
of congressional subcommittees, and agency bureaucrats. - n
Ans✔
The iron triangle
Qs
According to the Iron Triangle Theory, three of the following statements are true
except one. Which one is NOT true? - n
Ans✔
, The President makes sure that his departments are working side by side with
interest groups and government agencies.
Qs
Which one of the following is an example of an "Iron Triangle"? - n
Ans✔
the American Association for Retired People (AARP), the House Subcommittee on
Aging, and the Social Security Administration
Qs
A bureaucracy is _____. - n
Ans✔
a complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are
employed by all large scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel.
Qs
Specific important functions of bureaucrats are: (Choose three answers.) - n
Ans✔
to settle disputes through administrative adjudication.
to make and enforce their own rules.
to implement laws that Congress writes.
Qs
The first reason why we keep bureaucracies is because _____. - n
Ans✔
bureaucracies are useful.
Qs
The main argument for privatization of bureaucracies seems to be _____. - n
Ans✔
the cost.
