Unit 2 Bureaucracy - Statistics

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What branch of government can check the bureaucracy by holding a hearing, increasing/decreasing their budget, passing legislation? (congress, president, judicial) congress
93%
The long term relationship between a congressional committee, bureaucratic agency, and interest group to shape public policy is called an iron triangle
93%
what branch of government can check the bureaucracy by declaring a rule or policy unconstitutional? (congress, president, judicial) judicial
93%
When you give a person a government job based on job performance this is called (merit or patronage) merit
93%
When you give a person a government job based on how much support they showed you this is called (merit or patronage) patronage
93%
What branch of government can check the bureaucracy by appointing the new leader of a government group with senate confirmation and using the bully pulpit to shape their agenda? (congress, president, judicial) president
93%
When the FCC fines CBS $500,000 for having inappropriate words said during the Super Bowl this is an example of the bureaucracy issuing a __ (rule making or punishment) punishment
93%
When the FDA determines a child must go home from daycare if they have a fever higher than 100.8 F this is an example of the bureaucracy __ (rule making or punishment) rule making
93%
When the president uses the media to appeal directly to the people this is called bully pulpit
86%
The government corporation that provides travel by railroad across the US is called amtrak
79%
The __ refers to all the government groups and agencies that help the president carry out the law bureaucracy
71%
A temporary iron triangle formed to solve a specific problem is called an issue network
71%
bureaucratic agencies are experts in their field does this mean they are specialists or generalists specialists
71%
bureaucratic __ refers to the power to have authority to write a rule, use their judgement when creating a policy discretion
57%
When congress supervises the bureaucracy by holding a hearing or has members of the bureaucracy testify this is called __ oversight
29%
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