Chapter 10

Question 1

Career civil service employees are called ________

Answer 1

bureaucrats

Question 2

Ambassadors offices and sometimes residences are in foreign countries are called ______________.

Answer 2

embassies

Question 3

The U.S. Postal Service is a(n) __________________.

Answer 3

government corporation

Question 4

The ______________ is part of The Department of Justice.

Answer 4

Office of the U.S. Attorney General

Question 5

The _______________ is part of the Department of Homeland Security.

Answer 5

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Question 6

The ______________ created the present federal civil service system.

Answer 6

Pendleton Act

Question 7

One or many ______________ from the 15 different executive departments are tasked with promoting good working relationships between their department and Congress.

Answer 7

Liaison Officers

Question 8

The ___________________ is part of The Treasury Department.

Answer 8

Internal Revenue Service

Question 9

The practice of victorious politicians rewarding their followers with government jobs is called ___________.

Answer 9

the spoils system

Question 10

This executive department is responsible for the overall foreign policy of the United States.

Answer 10

The Department of State

Question 11

The Bureau of Census is part of The Department of _________________.

Answer 11

Commerce

Question 12

These have the power to make rules and regulations for large industries and businesses that affect the public.

Answer 12

regulatory commissions

Question 13

This department was once called the Department of War.

Answer 13

Department of Defense

Question 14

This cabinet level department was created in response to the terrorist attacks of 2001.

Answer 14

Department of Homeland Security

Question 15

If you wanted a federal job, you would check with ____________.

Answer 15

USAJOBS

Question 16

This limits a federal employee’s involvement in presidential election campaigns.

Answer 16

Hatch Act

Question 17

The Civil Service Commission was replaced by the Office of Personnel Management and the _________.

Answer 17

Merit Systems Protection Board

Question 18

Federal employees who report wrongdoing in their department or agency are called _______________.

Answer 18

whistle blowers

Question 19

One of the two major powers Congress has over the bureaucracy is _______________.

Answer 19

the power of budget control

Question 20

To reduce the power of regulatory agencies is to _____________.

Answer 20

deregulate

Question 21

Businesses that are run by the federal government are called ______________.

Answer 21

government corporations

Question 22

This department helps protect public lands and natural resources

Answer 22

Department of the Interior

Question 23

An order to stop an action or enforce a rule that is issued by a U.S. Federal Court is called ___________.

Answer 23

an injunction

Question 24

When agencies, congressional committees, and client groups work together it is called ___________.

Answer 24

an iron triangle

Question 25

This department promotes and PROTECTS the industrial and commercial segments of the American economy.

Answer 25

Department of Commerce

Question 26

What power do the Federal Courts have over bureaucracies?

Answer 26

They can rule a law or executive order unconstitutional

Question 27

The Office of the U.S. Attorney General is part of

Answer 27

The Department of Justice

Question 28

Name 4 ways a president can control the bureaucracy.

Answer 28

1) Appointing Agency Heads, 2) Issuing Executive Orders, 3) the Budget, 4) Reorganizing the Agency

Question 29

Name three ways Congress tries to control the Bureaucracy.

Answer 29

*Influencing the appointment of Agency Heads. *Budget (Power of the Purse). *Holding Oversight Hearings. *Creating more "detailed" legislation.