An issue network is
A) a shared knowledge group having to do with some aspect of public policy.
B) a powerful alliance of mutual benefit among a unit of government, an interest group, and a committee or subcommittee of Congress.
C) interest groups that are either directly regulated by the bureaucracy or vitally affected by its decisions.
D) all of the above.
E) no longer possible in the United States.
Question -2-An issue network is
A) the same as an iron triangle.
B) more easily identifiable and more neatly categorized than an iron triangle.
C) less easily identifiable and less neatly categorized than an iron triangle.
D) the same as a subgovernment.
E) completely illegal.
Question -3-A group that plays an important role in shaping public policy and that is composed of people who share knowledge about some aspect of public policy is
A) a subgovernment.
B) an iron triangle.
C) an issue network.
D) a client group.
E) an image group.
Question -4-Francis Rourke argues that the highly exclusionary closed system of iron triangles is long gone due to which of the following?
A) a greater openness in the bureaucracy enforced by Congress
B) the increase in the number of competing interest groups attempting to influence agency policies
C) the increased power of the news media
D) by public demand
E) A, B, and C are correct
Question -5-A subgovernment is
A) a shared knowledge group having to do with some aspect of public policy.
B) a group of policy activists who care deeply about a set of issues and are determined to shape public policy accordingly.
C) a powerful alliance of mutual benefit among a unit of government, an interest group, and a committee or subcommittee of Congress.
D) client groups either directly regulated by the bureaucracy or vitally affected by its decisions.
E) none of the above.
Question -6-A powerful alliance of mutual benefit among a unit of the government, an interest group, and a committee or subcommittee of Congress constitutes
A) an issue network.
B) an iron triangle.
C) a constituency group.
D) a client group.
E) a non-profit interest group.
Question -7-The relationship between the United States Congress and the bureaucracy is different than that of Great Britain with its parliamentary system in that
A) most members of Congress served in the bureaucracy.
B) few members of Congress have ever served in the bureaucracy, a factor that adds to the tensions between legislators and bureaucrats.
C) many members of Parliament have been, or hope to be, cabinet ministers or junior ministers, making the gulf between lawmakers and bureaucrats much narrower.
D) b and c.
E) none of the above.
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