Ultimate Trivia On Bureaucracy!
Bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution, whether publicly owned or privately owned. The public administration in many countries is an example of a bureaucracy, but so is the centralized hierarchical structure of a business firm. Take this quiz and test your knowledge.
- 1.
A good example of a government corporation is…- A.
The Post Office
- B.
NASA
- C.
OMB
- D.
CBO
- 2.
Who has the power to create departments?
- A.
President
- B.
Supreme Court
- C.
Congress
- D.
States
- 3.
The system that said victorious politicians should reward their followers with jobs is called the…
- A.
Merit system
- B.
Spoils system
- C.
Victors system
- D.
Reward system
- 4.
All of the following are names given to bureaucratic offices except?
- A.
Department
- B.
Agency
- C.
Administration
- D.
Group
- 5.
What is the agency that supports the chief executive and other administrators?
- A.
Staff agency
- B.
Line agency
- C.
Regulatory agency
- D.
Service agency
- 6.
What group is solely used to advise the President?
- A.
White House Office
- B.
National Security Council
- C.
Council of Economic Advisors
- D.
Cabinet
- 7.
Which of the following represent an increase in the size of the bureaucracy?
- A.
Progressive Era
- B.
New Deal
- C.
Gulf Wars
- D.
All Of The Above
- 8.
Which of the following groups has no influence over the bureaucracy?
- A.
Special interests
- B.
Congressional committees
- C.
Issue networks
- D.
None of the above
- 9.
Which of the following is the largest and most famous government corporations?
- A.
Amtrak
- B.
The Department of Homeland Security
- C.
The U.S. Postal Service
- D.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
- 10.
Who is a whistleblower?
- A.
A worker who does not accomplish his or her tasks by the end of the day.
- B.
Someone who brings public attention to gross governmental inefficiency or illegal action
- C.
A worker hired in excess of the labor requirements of an agency.
- D.
Someone who leaks contents of a presidential speech to the press before it is given.
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