If an agency is considering a new rule or policy, what does it need to do in order to satisfy the Administrative Procedures Act?
a. file the appropriate documents with the courts and hold a congressional hearing
b. give public notice, solicit comments, and hold public hearings
c. keep the rule or policy confidential until it is approved
d. provide an opportunity for interest groups to review the new rule or policy as it is drafted
Question -2-Which of the following illustrates the bureaucratic characteristic of impersonality?
a. an agency dividing its workload among many specialized workers
b. an agency emphasizing the uniform application of rules
c. an agency ignoring public complaints about its operations
d. an agency ignoring the policy objectives of the president and Congress
Question -3-Which of Max Weber's characteristics of bureaucracy is illustrated by a government agency in which the greatest authority resides with the agency head?
a. administrative discretion
b. the merit principle
c. division of labor/task specialization
d. hierarchy/chain of command
Question -4-What role is the National Labor Relations Board taking when it settles a dispute between labor and management on federal labor laws?
a. regulation
b. oversight
c. rule-making
d. adjudication
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