Structure of the Bureaucracy

Practice Questions

AP US Government › Structure of the Bureaucracy

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Which of the following is not one of the defining elements of a true bureaucracy?

2

The Department of Homeland Security was created during the Presidency of __________

3

Which Cabinet position oversees the Veterans Health Administration?

4

When selecting (more high-ranking) bureaucrats, which of the following is the most important?

5

The main job of federal bureaucrats is to __________.

6

Which of these Federal departments is responsible for carrying out the national census?

7

What is not a Cabinet-level department?

8

The majority of bureaucratic agencies must ultimately report back to which government entity?

9

What does “purposely impersonal” mean, in terms of the bureaucracy?

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A(n) _______________ is an agency which reports directly to the president, rather than to the head of a department.

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