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True or false
1 point
True or false: An independent federal agency is still subject to congressional oversight and judicial review.
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20 questions
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Written response
1 point
The Department of the Interior includes a subagency that carries out specialized work. What agency is given as an example?
03
Choose one
1 point
A president chooses a leader for an executive department. Which process generally applies to the department secretary?
- A
They are selected by agency career employees and approved by the courts.
- B
They are usually nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
- C
They are appointed by the Government Accountability Office.
- D
They are elected by voters in the states where their departments operate.
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Career civil servants help provide and specialized knowledge across presidential administrations.
05
Choose one
1 point
An agency is preparing a regulation under authority granted by Congress. Which statement best describes the public process that often applies?
- A
Agencies may issue any rule they consider useful without public input.
- B
Every agency action must receive approval from the courts before it takes effect.
- C
Many rules require public notice and an opportunity to comment before a final rule is issued.
- D
The public may comment only after a final rule has already taken effect.
06
Written response
1 point
Congress needs a nonpartisan support agency to audit programs and provide it with analysis. What is the agency's acronym?
07
Choose all
1 point
Select all the responsibilities an agency may carry out when authorized by law.
- A
Administering benefits and public services authorized by law
- B
Creating powers that Congress did not grant
- C
Issuing regulations within boundaries set by statute
- D
Disregarding a statute when an agency prefers a different policy
- E
Inspecting for compliance and taking enforcement action when authorized
08
True or false
1 point
True or false: If an agency believes a different policy would improve a program, it may disregard the statute that established the program.
- A
True
- B
False
09
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1 point
A regulated organization argues that an agency acted beyond its legal authority and skipped a required procedure. What may a court do?
- A
Courts may rewrite an agency's mission whenever they disagree with its priorities.
- B
Courts may review agency actions and set them aside for exceeding authority or failing to follow required procedures.
- C
Courts must approve every agency decision before it takes effect.
- D
Courts may review an agency only if Congress has stopped funding it.
10
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1 point
Inspectors general conduct audits and investigations to help prevent and detect , waste, abuse, and mismanagement.
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Open ended
1 point
A committee wants to investigate whether a federal agency is carrying out its mission appropriately. Describe two ways Congress can oversee or influence that agency.
12
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1 point
Select all the actions Congress may use to oversee federal agencies.
- A
Appropriate funds for agencies
- B
Hold hearings about agency performance
- C
Direct courts to decide the outcome of every agency case
- D
Request information from agencies
- E
Personally manage the daily work of every agency employee
13
Choose one
1 point
Congress creates an organization by law to provide a particular service using a corporate form. Which type of organization is this?
- A
A private company that can exercise any federal power it chooses
- B
A temporary congressional committee that reviews agency budgets
- C
An organization created by law to provide particular services using a corporate form
- D
A department office led by a secretary confirmed by the Senate
14
True or false
1 point
True or false: The president directs much of the executive branch, but the degree of control over particular agencies can vary under law.
- A
True
- B
False
15
Choose one
1 point
A federal unit manages national parks as specialized work within a larger department. Which organizational category best describes this unit?
- A
An executive department
- B
A subagency or office
- C
An independent commission
- D
A government corporation
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Written response
1 point
Which independent, nonpartisan congressional support agency audits programs and provides Congress with analysis?
17
Choose one
1 point
A new administration changes its policy priorities, but an agency still needs experienced employees who understand its ongoing work. Which group is especially described as providing that continuity?
- A
Political appointees, because they remain in office across administrations
- B
Department secretaries, because they are career employees
- C
Career civil servants, because they provide continuity and specialized knowledge
- D
Inspectors general, because they set each agency's policy priorities
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Written response
1 point
Under the Administrative Procedure Act, what process do many federal rules use to let the public respond before a final rule is issued?
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Choose one
1 point
An agency wants to investigate possible waste and mismanagement in its operations and recommend improvements. Which oversight office is specifically described as performing this kind of work?
- A
A department's political appointees
- B
The agency's inspectors general
- C
The Senate confirmation process
- D
A government corporation's service managers
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Choose one
1 point
Residents want to examine how an agency made a decision and conducts its operations. Which accountability measure can help them do so?
- A
Public-records laws and reporting requirements
- B
Senate confirmation of department secretaries
- C
Career civil-service hiring rules
- D
Agency authority to enforce requirements