Question 1

The Department of Health and Human Services accounts for more federal spending than ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Agriculture
B)   Defense
C)   Labor
D)   all of theseE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

State and local governments do not have cabinet departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which president was primarily responsible for the expansion of the White House staff?

Accepted Answer

A)   John F. Kennedy
B)   Eisenhower
C)   Franklin D. Roosevelt
D)   George W. BushE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following units is responsible for foreign policy recommendations?

Accepted Answer

A)   National Security Council
B)   Office of Management and Budget
C)   Office of Policy Development
D)   Office of the Vice PresidentE) C) and D)
F) A) and B) A

Question 5

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)  is located WITHIN ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Congress
B)   the Executive Office of the President
C)   all federal departments
D)   each Office of Inspector GeneralE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Independent agencies, bureaus, and field offices are all components of the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   judicial executive branch
B)   local executive branch
C)   international executive branch
D)   federal executive branchE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Which cabinet department spends the most?

Accepted Answer

A)   State
B)   Defense
C)   Housing and Urban Development
D)   Health and Human ServicesE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

What does it mean to arrange the field offices of the federal executive branch by function? From your perspective, does either contribute to challenges associated with coordination of executive branch functions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

When was the National Security Council established?

Accepted Answer

A)   after September 11, 2001
B)   after the Mogadishu incident
C)   in 1947
D)   following the Brownlow Commission ReportE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Harold Seidman argued that finding the solution to ______ would resolve critical questions about public administration.

Accepted Answer

A)   the executive branch
B)   coordination
C)   organization
D)   government structuresE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) B

Question 11

As nations have developed their governments, most of them have passed through four basic stages of government.Of the following, all are part of the first stage of basic functions EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   revenue collection, expenditures, and debt management
B)   maintenance of internal law and order
C)   human welfare responsibilities
D)   defenseE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The power of the National Security Council has weakened over the past half-century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The last federal government agency to be created was the Department of ______ in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   State; 2002
B)   Veterans Affairs; 1981
C)   Homeland Security; 2002
D)   Farmers' Affairs; 1954E) A) and D)
F) A) and B) C

Question 14

According to the figures released from the U.S.Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Defense accounts for ______ of all federal civilian employees.

Accepted Answer

A)   half
B)   all
C)   a third
D)   a quarterE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Most federal civilian employees are located in Washington, D.C.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which unit formulates foreign policy for the Executive Office of the President?

Accepted Answer

A)   National Security Council
B)   Office of Management
C)   Legislative Liaison
D)   Office of Information Management.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

One of the oldest cabinet agencies is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Department of State
B)   Department of Housing and Urban Development
C)   Department of Energy
D)   Department of Veterans AffairsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Even though the national security adviser generally has more power in foreign policymaking than does the secretary of state, he or she usually ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   has a shorter tenure in the position
B)   has a longer tenure in the position
C)   cannot meet the president's short-term goals
D)   has a less comprehensive knowledge of impending crisesE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Why are independent agencies established as independent?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

According to the text, interdepartmental friction is one problem of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   implementing effective executive management
B)   the inefficiency of the Office of Management and Budget
C)   the inefficiency of the National Security Council
D)   tensions between the president and the bureau headsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 5: The Executive Branch

The Department of Health and Human Services accounts for more federal spending than ______.

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State and local governments do not have cabinet departments.

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Which president was primarily responsible for the expansion of the White House staff?

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Which of the following units is responsible for foreign policy recommendations?

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is located WITHIN ______.

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Independent agencies, bureaus, and field offices are all components of the ______.

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Which cabinet department spends the most?

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What does it mean to arrange the field offices of the federal executive branch by function? From your perspective, does either contribute to challenges associated with coordination of executive branch functions?

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When was the National Security Council established?

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As nations have developed their governments, most of them have passed through four basic stages of government.Of the following, all are part of the first stage of basic functions EXCEPT ______.

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The power of the National Security Council has weakened over the past half-century.

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The last federal government agency to be created was the Department of ______ in ______.

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According to the figures released from the U.S.Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Defense accounts for ______ of all federal civilian employees.

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Most federal civilian employees are located in Washington, D.C.

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Which unit formulates foreign policy for the Executive Office of the President?

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One of the oldest cabinet agencies is ______.

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Even though the national security adviser generally has more power in foreign policymaking than does the secretary of state, he or she usually ______.

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Why are independent agencies established as independent?

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