Chapter 13 - The Federal Bureaucracy

Answer each of the questions below by clicking on the appropriate option. If you make a mistake, read the feedback and answer again.

Question 1
How are government corporations different from other agencies in the federal bureaucracy?

a. They are intended to make a profit.

b. They are not overseen by the president.

c. They may not charge their customers user fees.

d. They are not funded by tax dollars.

Question 2
When was the spoils system in place in the federal bureaucracy?

a. 1790-1820s

b. 1820s-1880s

c. 1880s-1970s

d. the spoils system has never existed in the federal bureaucracy

Question 3
The federal bureaucracy has grown at a faster rate than the general population.

a. True

b. False

Question 4
The public can be confident that whistle-blowers will expose wrong-doings by the bureaucracy.

a. True

b. False

Question 5
The bureaucracy is provided for in the U.S. Constitution.

a. True

b. False

Question 6
The president has the power to create new bureaucratic agencies.

a. True

b. False