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CHAPTER 15 The Bureaucracy

QUIZ

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1)Which act established the foundations for the merit-based system?

2. According to the monopolistic model, bureaucracy functions are based on the absence of what?

3. What is Congress’s most powerful oversight tool?

4. Who is in charge of enforcing the Pendleton Act of 1883?

5. According to the Weberian model, the increasing complexity of life will increase citizen’s demands for what?

6. Which of the following is a group of non-elected individuals?

7. What does the merit system require?

8. If someone believes the bureaucracy is corrupt they are most likely to argue for            . privatization

9. What ensures that civil servants are paid in a fair manner?

10. According to the merit system, how were civil service positions filled?

11. Which of the following is NOT a way in which the president executes oversight?

12. Which of the following developments contributed to the growth of bureaucracy in the early 1800s?

13. Which of the following is responsible for overseeing the management of U.S. lands, water, wildlife, and energy resources?

14. What is a great concern requiring increased oversight?

15. What does the acquisitive model propose about bureaucracies?