Deck 8: Brazilian Bureaucracy: Do I Even Need to Bother With the Jokes

Question 1

Which of the following forms of government incorporates bureaucracy?

A)democracy
B)theocracy
C)monarchy
D)all of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Unlike other government institutions,the bureaucracy is defined by ______ within the institution.

A)the people
B)the positions (roles)
C)the constituency
D)the policies

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following theories of bureaucracy holds that agencies do actually respond to the wishes of elected officials?

A)cockroach theory
B)capture theory
C)implementation theory
D)agency theory

Answer 3

D

Question 4

This author's concept of "authority leakage" questions whether it is even possible for those at the top of the bureaucratic hierarchy to effectively direct the actions of those at the bottom: ______.

A)James Madison
B)Anthony Downs
C)Winston Churchill
D)Robert Dahl

Question 5

Which of the following concepts emerged as a contrast to the iron triangle theory of democracy and emphasized an interactive relationship between bureaucracies and political forces in the democratic context?

A)agency theory
B)cockroach theory
C)organized interests theory
D)authority leakage theory

Question 6

President Woodrow Wilson argued that ______.

A)bureaucracies should move from implementing to making laws
B)bureaucracies should be more responsive to the people
C)bureaucracies should be open to patronage
D)there should be a strict dichotomy between politics and administration/bureaucracy

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the four subcategories of bureaucratic administration identified in your text?

A)service
B)regulation
C)implementation
D)patronage

Question 8

Which of the following is a critical element of Max Weber's ideal bureaucracy?

A)personal attention
B)hierarchy
C)redundancy
D)flexibility

Question 9

Bureaucracies are agents that act on behalf of the legislature in a relationship similar to a business contract.This can be described as ______.

A)the principal-agent model
B)an iron triangle
C)authority leakage
D)responsive bureaucracy

Question 10

Which of the following is not part of the iron triangle that captures bureaucracies?

A)extremist political parties
B)bureaucracies
C)interest groups
D)public officials

Question 11

In an iron triangle,what do interest groups do to ensure that legislation is crafted according to their preferences?

A)legislate
B)raise funds
C)lobby
D)make policy

Question 12

The cockroach theory of bureaucracy is a theory on the relationship between the ______.

A)media and bureaucracy
B)legislature and bureaucracy
C)executive and bureaucracy
D)citizens and the bureaucracy

Question 13

The word bureaucracy is derived from the French word for ______.

A)desk
B)person
C)professional
D)rules

Question 14

In Max Weber's conception of an ideal bureaucracy,how are persons selected to work in the bureaucracy?

A)They are democratically elected by citizens.
B)They are appointed by their community and confirmed in the Senate.
C)They are selected via the spoils system.
D)They are selected on the basis of merit.

Question 15

The ideal of rule-based decision-making is to ______.

A)provide service with a personal touch
B)allow local authorities leeway to fit local circumstances
C)make sure that everyone is treated exactly the same
D)purposefully make the execution of mundane tasks exceedingly difficult

Question 16

The theory of bureaucracy that focuses on media driven by business imperatives to seek out government failures that can be depicted as scandals likens bureaucracy to which bug?

A)ant
B)spider
C)cockroach
D)caterpillar

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the critical elements Max Weber believed necessary for an ideal bureaucracy?

A)flexibility
B)rules
C)hierarchy
D)professionals

Question 18

Rules in Max Weber's ideal bureaucracy are necessary to ensure ______.

A)red tape and confusion
B)inflexibility and inequity
C)efficiency and fairness
D)equality of outcomes

Question 19

Which of the following statements about bureaucratic roles is false?

A)While bureaucracies perform many functions,they never actually make policy.
B)Administrative agencies regulate individuals,groups,and industries.
C)Public colleges and universities are examples of bureaucracies that provide services.
D)Legislatures make policies,but they rely on bureaucratic agencies to implement those policies.

Question 20

The text suggests which of these governmental officials like to avoid public attention,much like cockroaches?

A)legislators
B)judges
C)bureaucrats
D)prime ministers

Question 21

The vast majority of the stuff that governments do is done by bureaucracies.

Question 22

According to the author,bureaucracies are pleasant to work with.

Question 23

Bureaucracies are strictly hierarchical.

Question 24

Discuss the cockroach theory of bureaucracy and the role the media plays in this theory.

Question 25

Does a bureaucracy in a federal system,like the United States,meet Max Weber's ideal requirement of clearly assigned roles,to avoid the overlap and duplication of efforts? Explain.

Question 26

The most obvious way to integrate bureaucracies into a democratic system is to create what is called a system of overhead democracy.

Question 27

Agency theory is structured around the basic premise that bureaucracies are agents that act on behalf of the legislature in a relationship similar to a business contract.

Question 28

Everything in politics is simple.

Question 29

Administrative agencies do not regulate.

Question 30

Why is it that although people do not like bureaucracies,they are indispensable?

Question 31

German sociologist Max Weber thought that bureaucracies should ______.

A)be run in much the same way as the legislative branch
B)function like machines
C)promote the ideals of the government
D)make partial decisions

Question 32

The iron triangle concept was introduced in the 1990s.

Question 33

In the context of discussing bureaucracy,what is the "iron triangle"? Explain the dynamic that is at work.

Question 34

Discuss the principal-agent model.

Question 35

In order to function,bureaucracies must have a clear assignment and role.

Question 36

The word bureaucracy is derived from the French word for people.

Question 37

All of the following are bureaucracies in the United States,EXCEPT ______.

A)U.S.Postal Service
B)National Science Foundation
C)Internal Revenue Service
D)Federal Express

Question 38

The FBI regulates how much rat hair can end up in your hot dog.

Question 39

The selection of persons to fill roles within the bureaucracy must be done on the basis of merit.

Question 40

Today's bureaucracies regulate,license,procure,distribute,observe,preserve,encourage,police,study,and manage.