1) All of the following are characteristics of bureaucracies except:their rules are usually flexible and subject to changethey have a hierarchy chain of commandthere are clear lines of authority between superiors and workersthey have a division of specialization2) Which of the following is a way that Congress can control federal bureaucracies?abolishing a federal programinvestigating their activitiesall of the answers are correctlimit their discretion3) What function do bureaucracies serve in relation to Congress?none of these answersserving as the advisors for the presidentserving as the advisors for Congressimplementation4) Which of the following stemmed from the implementation of the Pendleton Act?appointing friends and family members in civil services jobsnone of these answersAffirmative Actioncreating the spoils system5) Which of the following provides a service that could be handled on the private sector?cabinetindependent regulatory agencybureaucracy government corporations6) All of the below are presidential methods of exercising control over bureaucracies, except:Appointing the right people to head the agency.Reorganizing an agency.Appointing family and friends to fill appointments.Issuing executive orders.7) Rules and regulations issued by the president that have the effect of law areindependent executive agencies.government corporations.none of these answers.executive orders.8) Independent regulatory commissions are created by the president.TrueFalse9) All of the following were implemented after the 1940s except:government corporationsenvironmental protection agencynuclear regulatory commissioncommission on the status of women10) The Cabinet department accounts for more than half of the federal workforce.TrueFalse4 months ago