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Ch 10: Administrative Agencies Flashcards

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Which agency works to protect and enhance our environment now and for the future by a coordinated effort with state and local governments to abate all forms of environmental pollution?

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Which agency investigates all violations of federal law; except those specifically assigned to other federal agencies?

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Federal Bureau of lnvestigation (FBI)

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Which agency licenses and regulates interstate and foreign communications by radio, television, wire, cable, and satellite?

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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Which agency provides insurance coverage for bank depositories up to a specific amount set by law in the event of financial failure of a financial institution?

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

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Which agency is concerned with the maintenance of a free and fair competitive enterprise system within the American economic system?

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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Which agency administers all federal tax laws, except those relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives?

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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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Which agency is vested with the power to safeguard employees’ rights to form bargaining units and to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices?

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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

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Which agency administers Social Security and Medicare programs?

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Social Security Administration (SSA)

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Which agency provides mail processing and delivery to individuals and businesses within the United States?

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United States Postal Service (USPS)

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Which agency directs its activities toward protecting the public against impure and unsafe drugs, food, cosmetics, and medical devices?

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Which agency monitors the securities industry and protects the interests of investors against malpractice in the securities and financial markets?

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Which agency has the responsibility of eliminating discrimination in employment in all areas and to promote voluntary compliance by employers?

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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Which agency is in charge of all printing, binding, and sales of government publications?

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Government Printing Office (GPO)

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Which agency is charged with regulating air commerce and fostering aviation safety?

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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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Your employer expects you to work 50 hours each week but does not want to pay you overttime.

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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

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You wish to order a copy of a brochure published by the United States Government.

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Government Printing Office (GPO)

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You lost your life savings because the bank in which you had a savings account went broke.

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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You have reason to believe that an attempt will be made on the life of the President when he visits your town.

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Federal Bureau of lnvestigation (FBI)

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You have just heard about a drug which you believe will cure a medical problem, but you wish to make sure that it is safe to take.

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Federal Drug Administration (FDA)

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Your manufacturing client is concerned about a threatened work stoppage by its employees.

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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

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Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

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The federal agency that has jurisdiction over and manages approximately 245 million acres of public land and 700 million subsurface acres located primarily in the west and Alaska.

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Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

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The federal agency that protects the public against unreasonable risks of injury and death from consumer products; issues and enforces mandatory standards; issues recalls; conducts research; informs and educates consumers through the media, state, and local governments, private organizations; and responds to consumer inquiries.

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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

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The department of the executive branch of the United States Government that administers veteran’s benefits.

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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The federal agency that works to abate and control all forms of environmental pollution.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The federal commission charged with ending discrimination in all areas of employment and to promote voluntary compliance by employers.
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
The federal agency that regulates air commerce to promote aviation safety.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Protects and defends the United States against terrorist and foreign-intelligence threats acting inside the United States; upholds and enforces criminal laws of the United States; provides leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies. Investigates all violations of federal law except those assigned to other agencies.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The federal agency that licenses and regulates interstate and foreign communications by radio and television broadcast, wire, telephone, telegraphs, cable television operation, two-way radio and radio operators, microwave, and satellite communications.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
An independent agency within the executive branch of the federal government that insures, up to statutory limits, the deposits in national banks, state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System, and state banks that apply for Federal Deposit Insurance. The FDIC also examines and supervises financial institutions for safety and soundness to protect consumers and manages receiverships when required.
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Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
The agency which promotes the development of equitable and stable labor management relationships and assists in settling disputes in the event of work stoppages, threatened work stoppages, and labor management disputes.
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The agency which maintains a free and fair competitive enterprise system within the American economic system; also provides law enforcement, shares expertise with federal and state legislatures, and U.S. and foreign agencies; develops policy and research tools; and creates practical plain-language education programs for consumers and businesses.
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The agency which protects the public against impure and unsafe drugs, food, cosmetics, and medical devices. Also responsible for helping to speed investigations that make medicines and foods safer and more affordable, and in the case of medicines, more effective.
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Government Printing Office (GPO)
The agency in charge of gathering, cataloguing, producing, authenticating, and preserving published information, including the production and destruction of information products and services for the federal government.
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The federal agency that administers the tax laws of the United States, except taxes on alcohol, firearms, explosives, and tobacco.
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National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
The agency that administers the National Labor Relations Act which governs the relations between unions and employers in the private sector and is vested with the power to safeguard employees' rights to form bargaining units and to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
OSHA develops, regulates, and enforces occupational safety and health standards.
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The SEC monitors the securities industry by providing disclosure to the investing public and protects the interests of investors against malpractice in the securities and financial markets.
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Small Business Administration (SBA)
The federal agency that provides assistance of all kinds, including loans to small businesses.
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Social Security Administration (SSA)
The federal agency that administers the national social security and Medicare programs.
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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
The agency within the Department of Homeland Security that rules upon immigration and naturalization petitions and asylum and refugee applications; also establishes immigration services policies and procedures.
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United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
The agency formerly known as the United States Customs Service. It is organized under the Department of Homeland Security and administers and enforces customs laws (includes the collection of revenue from imports, and carries on the functions of the Border Patrol and former INS, Customs, and agricultural quarantine inspectors).
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United States Marshals Service
The agency that ensures the protection of court facilities, the personal safety of judges, has the primary responsibility of tracking and apprehending fugitives, is the principal contact for all international investigations, provides protection to witnesses, maintains custody of federal prisoners after arrest and during transport, houses unsentenced prisoners in federal, state, and local jails, and seizes, manages, and disposes of forfeited properties and assets from major drug and criminal cases.
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United States Postal Service (USPS)
The federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery to individuals and businesses within the United States.
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Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
The agency that registers trademarks, examines and issues design, plant, and utility patents.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
The agency that registers trademarks, examines and issues design, plant, and utility patents.

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