Chapter 12 Electronic Test (Multiple Choice)
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1. The American people tend to
a. be in favor of the idea of "Big Government" in the abstract, but want government services to be as few as possible b. be against idea of "Big Government" in the abstract and want government services to be as few as possible c. be in favor of "Big Government" in the abstract and to demand all kinds of government services d. be against "Big Government" in the abstract, but to demand all kinds of government services
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2. The bureaucracy is accountable to
a. the public at large b. the press c. Congress d. all of the above
3. NASA, the CIA, and the Environmental Protection Agency are examples of
a. independent regulatory commissions b. social regulation c. independent executive agencies d. government corporations
4. Which cabinet department was abolished in 1970 and transformed into an independent, government-owned corporation?
a. the Post Office b. the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare c. the Department of Energy d. the Department of Transportation
5. Which of the following is administratively independent of all three branches of government?
a. cabinet departments b. independent regulatory commissions c. independent executive agencies d. none of the above
6. Which of the following licenses and regulates all television and radio stations in the United States?
a. the Federal Trade Commission b. the Federal Communications Commission c. the National Association of Broadcasters d. the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
7. President Jimmy Carter called for the deregulation of
a. agriculture b. the stock exchange c. banking d. all of the above
8. Two former regulatory agencies that no longer exist are
a. the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Interstate Commerce Commission b. the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Federal Trade Commission c. the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Food and Drug Administration d. the Federal Communications Commission and the Food and Drug Administration
9. Which president, in the wake of public indignation over the assassination of his predecessor, became a champion of civil service reform?
a. Thomas Jefferson b. Andrew Jackson c. Abraham Lincoln d. Chester A. Arthur
10. Which of the following agencies was not established by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978?
a. the Office of Personnel Management b. the Merit Systems Protection Board c. the Office of Management and Budget d. the Federal Labor Relations Authority
11. Under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, federal officials were given somewhat more flexibility in firing employees for
a. insubordination b. incompetence c. membership in a political party d. all of the above
12. During the 1980 campaign, candidate Ronald Reagan promised that, if elected, he would to abolish the Departments of
a. Energy and Transportation b. Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development c. Energy and Education d. Education, and Health and Human Services
13. In 1961 Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara inaugurated the management tool of
a. cost effectiveness b. veteran preference c. ex parte contacts d. the ombudsman
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Chief Justice RichardBarajas Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics Cathedral High School, El Paso, Texas Last updated: December 5, 2000
