A newly elected president in Mexico can reappoint up to thirty-thousand positions. This is an ...

A newly elected president in Mexico can reappoint up to thirty-thousand positions. This is an example of _____.
 
  a. patronage
  b. polarization
  c. executive autonomy
  d. regulatory independence

 Q. 2

Which of these events occurs in a parliamentary government with strong civil service when there is a change in the executive branch?
 
  a. The cabinet ministers change, but the policymaking process remains largely unaltered.
  b. Both civil servants and cabinet ministers are replaced by political allies of the new prime minister.
  c. The new Prime Minister replaces top bureaucrats but retains nearly all of the sitting cabinet ministers.
  d. The cabinet ministers retain their positions, but they must find new civil servants whose views align with those of the new Prime Minister.

 Q. 3

The Environmental Protection Agency's call to ban CFC (Combined Federal Campaign) because of their damage to the environment is an example of _______.
 
  a. bureaucratic procedure bogging down policy change
  b. a bureaucratic organization effectively altering policy
  c. bureaucratic expertise suffocating democratic representation
  d. a lack of bureaucratic expertise leading to ineffective policies

 Q. 4

Legislation in the late-nineteenth century weakened which traditional feature of American bureaucracy?
 
  a. Hiring salaried professionals to act as experts
  b. Giving bureaucratic jobs to political supporters
  c. Using private contractors to perform public works
  d. Allowing state legislatures to fill most federal positions

 Q. 5

In a centralized government, the presence of a strong bureaucracy locates the greatest amount of policymaking power in the _____.
 
  a. judicial branch
  b. executive branch
  c. legislative branch
  d. hands of the electorate

 Q. 6

What is one reason why bureaucrats in the United States have less power to make policy than their French or Japanese counterparts?
 
  a. Americans have a high opinion of Congress.
  b. Bureaucrats are paid more in France and Japan.
  c. American bureaucrats have a lower level of expertise.
  d. The U.S. system assigns more policy-making powers to legislative committees.

 Q. 7

The changes the President Obama's health care bill underwent before being passed in as example of which of these?
 
  a. A weak judicial branch
  b. A weak legislative branch
  c. A strong executive branch
  d. A strong legislative branch