This is for my 16 week TBA class. You know the drill. This quiz covers the US and Texas Bureaucracy.
1. The US Government textbook details the process by which the Department of Homeland Security was formed. Summarize it.
2. What exactly is a bureaucracy? What are its features and what justifies it?
3. Outline the rule-making process. How does the bureaucracy convert legislation into action?
4. Who controls the bureaucracy?
5. What impact does Congress have over the bureaucracy? How effectively can they oversee the actions of the bureaucracy?
6. What attempts have been made to reduce the size of the bureaucracy? How successful have they been?
7. Using current news sources, look for examples of conflict between Congress and the bureaucracy. Outline the conflict.
8. How does the United States bureaucracy differ from the Texas bureaucracy?
9. Outline the Texas Education system. What controversies are associated with it?
10. Outline the Texas Health and Human Services system. What controversies are associated with it?
