The smallest federal department is?

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Michael Brown's performance as director of FEMA was widely viewed as a total failure.


True

False

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Social Security Administration are examples of government corporations.


True

False

Policy communities are also often referred to as


regulatory processes.

structural governance.

issue networks.

oversight.

executive services.

The Secretary of Education is the head of a(n)


department.

independent agency.

independent regulatory commission.

government corporation.

oversight committee.

The Patent and Trademark Office Database is part of what federal department?


Treasury

Justice

Labor

Commerce

Interior

Which Department was created as a response to the attacks of September 11, 2001?


Department of Homeland Security

Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Defense

Department of Anti-Terrorism Activities

Department of Air Traffic Security

The first civil service system was established by President


Ulysses Grant.

Chester A. Arthur.

Grover Cleveland.

William McKinley.

Franklin Roosevelt.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes Americans' view of bureaucracy?


Bureaucracy is an effective way to make controversial decisions.

Bureaucracy is inefficient and staffed by uncaring employees.

Bureaucracy is a necessary evil in a complex society.

Bureaucracy is preferable to leaving situations to the private market to resolve.

Bureaucracy generally works well.

Which was NOT a problem associated with the patronage system common in the early part of the nineteenth century?


Abrupt turnover in office after every election

Distribution of jobs to unqualified people

Steering benefits and services to fellow partisans.

Widespread corruption

Too strict policies on who could be accepted into the civil service

The smallest federal department is


Agriculture

Education

Interior

Justice

Defense

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