ChAPters 14 And 15 AP Gov.
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Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity is termed as a hormone. These hormones are meant to trigger performances in the body to affect a process. There are several hormones in the body and serve several functions. Test How Deep Your Knowledge Is On Hormones Chapters 14 below.
- 1.American Bureaucracy is complex because?
- A.
Authority is divided among several managing institutions.
- B.
It is heavily dependent on career employees.
- C.
Federalism encourages the abuse of power.
- D.
Civil servants are immune from firing.
- 2.The political ideology of a president appointee is importantbecause he or she
- A.
Must often work with radical groups.
- B.
Affects how the laws are interpreted.
- C.
Is usually bound by specific directives.
- D.
Typically has strong party ties.
- 3.As late as 1935 the Supreme Court held that
- A.
The legislature may not delegate its powers to any administrative agency.
- B.
Regulatory agencies could exercise wide discretion.
- C.
A regulatory agency was necessary to control interstate commerce.
- D.
An agency must be staffed by individuals of different parties.
- 4.Wars have generally caused the federal bureaucracy to
- A.
Become more decentralized.
- B.
Shrink in size but increase in efficiency.
- C.
Neutralize the power o congress
- D.
Increase in size.
- 5.Which of the followin is the MOST important considerationin evaluating the power of a bureaucracy?
- A.
The number of employees in it
- B.
The importance of its functions
- C.
The amount of discretionary authority that its officials
- D.
The social status of it leaders
- 6.What percentag of all federal employees are part of the excepted service?
- A.
20%
- B.
30%
- C.
40%
- D.
50%
- 7.A steady transfer of federal jobs from the patronage to the merit systemwas initiated by the passage of the
- A.
17th amendment
- B.
18th amendment
- C.
Pendleton act
- D.
Hatch act
- 8.The Federal Trade commission (FTC) tends to employ
- A.
Lawyers
- B.
Economists
- C.
Doctors
- D.
A & B
- 9.Which of the following statements concering the legislative veto are correct EXCEPT:
- A.
Congress made frequent use of it for many decades.
- B.
Congress has not passed a law containing a legislative veto since the Court considered its constitutionality in 1983
- C.
The Supreme Court ruled such vetoes unconstitutional
- D.
Resolution of disapproval could be passed by either \or both houses
- 10.The president's power to remove (fire) governmental officers was heatedly debated by the first congress.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.It was decided early on that cabinet departments would be run by people removable only by the president
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.During WWI Congress authorized President Wilson to operate the railroads and even control the distribution of food.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.The text concludes that a standardized centralized system governs the federal service
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.In recent years, the percentage of federal employees who belong to the competitive service has decreased.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15."Schedule C" appoinments involves jobs with a confidential or policy-determining character.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The text suggests that the buddy system does not nessarily produce poor employes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Most government agencies are dominated by people who have been in government service most of their lives.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.People with conservitive view points tend to be overrepresented in defence agencies.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Congress rarley gives any job to a single agency.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.In bureaucratic lingo, an NCE job enhances one's career within an agency.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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