The agency involved in compiling the proposed budget is the __________.
a. Bureau of the Budget
b. Executive Office of the President
c. Office of Management and Budget
d. State Department
Question -2-__________ chose heads for regulatory agencies, such as OSHA, the Consumer Product Safety, and the EPA, who agreed with his goal of reducing government regulation.
a. George Washington
b. Ronald Reagan
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d. J. Edgar Hoover
Question -3-Many blame the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the federal governments failure to respond adequately to __________.
a. the 9/11 terrorist attacks
b. the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
c. Hurricane Katrina
d. the housing bubble bust
Question -4-Which of the following groups is significantly underrepresented in the federal workforce?
a. Asian Americans
b. American Indians
c. Hispanics
d. women
Question -5-Which of the following is an example of a whistleblower action?
a. leading a business interest group
b. leaking confidential papers
c. heading a cabinet department
d. tallying congressional oversight complaints
Question -6-According to the Hatch Act, federal workers cannot ____________.
a. attend campaign rallies
b. vote in regional elections
c. talk to friends about political candidates
d. actively participate in partisan campaigns
Question -7-Which of the following eliminated the patronage system in the federal bureaucracy?
a. the Homeland Security Department
b. the Bureau of the Budget
c. the Office of Management and Budget
d. the Pendleton Act