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1. | The second in command of a cabinet department is called __________
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| a) a vice president.
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| b) a deputy secretary.
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| c) a secretary.
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| d) an assistant secretary.
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2. | The independent agency that gathers information about other countries, evaluates it, and passes it on to the president is called the __________
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| a) General Services Administration.
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| b) Environmental Protection Agency.
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| c) Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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| d) Central Intelligence Agency.
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3. | An advantage of the spoils system was that __________
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| a) federal workers knew little about their jobs.
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| b) people made large profits from government contracts.
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| c) jobs were bought and sold.
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| d) rotation in office was more democratic.
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4. | Civil service workers include __________
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| a) classified employees.
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| b) cabinet secretaries.
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| c) presidential aides.
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| d) ambassadors.
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5. | Lobbyists for school administrators try writing letters, testifying at agency hearings, and other ways to influence the decisions of the __________
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| a) Department of Labor.
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| b) Food and Drug Administration.
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| c) Department of Education.
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| d) Commerce Department.
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6. | The iron triangle for veterans' affairs includes the Department of Veterans' Affairs, congressional committees responsible for veterans' affairs, and client groups such as __________
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| a) defense contractors.
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| b) the American Legion.
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| c) labor unions.
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| d) drug companies.
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7. | The United States Secret Service, which provides protection for the president, vice president, and other officials, is a branch of the __________
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| a) Department of Justice.
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| b) Department of Labor.
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| c) Department of the Treasury.
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| d) Department of Defense.
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8. | The chief difference between private and government corporations is that __________
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| a) one has a board of directors and the other executive officers.
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| b) investors support the first and Congress supports the second.
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| c) the first is flexible and the second rigid.
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| d) one reinvests profits and the other returns them to taxpayers.
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9. | One problem with the civil service system is that __________
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| a) incompetent workers are difficult to fire.
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| b) salaries are competitive with those in private business.
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| c) retired workers receive half pay for the rest of their lives.
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| d) workers have extensive health insurance.
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10. | Rules and regulations designed to translate laws into action are issued by the __________
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| a) president and presidential staff.
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| b) House of Representatives.
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| c) Senate committee heads.
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| d) federal bureaucracy.
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