The Federal Bureaucracy Terms
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Civic Exam P. Qs.
100

someone who works for the government, carrying out policy.

bureaucrat

100

The Constitution assigns which of the following duties to the Vice President? 

  1. presiding over the Senate and the National Security Council

  2. helping to decide cases of presidential disability and presiding over the Senate

  3. presiding over cabinet meetings and deciding cases of presidential disability

  4. helping to make executive-branch appointments and presiding over the House of Representatives

2

100

T/F these were the four Organization of B. we discussed.

Cabinet Departments

Independent Regulatory Commissions

Government Corporations

Independent Executive Agencies

True 

100

  • Use of gov’t authority to control or change some practice in the private sector

Regulation

100
Current President 

Joe Biden

200

What is a Bureaucracy

  • Organization (agencies) by which things get done in government

  • Big Gov. 

  • Red Tape 

  • EX - DMV - TAXES 

200

A(n) ________ negotiated by the President must be approved by a two - thirds vote of the Senate.

  1. treaty 

  2. recall

  3. war powers resolution

  4. executive agreement

1

200

Give me one example from each: (If I gave you an example in the notes you must use that one) 

Independent Executive Agencies

Independent Regulatory Commissions

Government Corporations

Independent Executive Agencies

Any of the 15 

Social Security Admin.

Post Office

NASA

200

  • serve in a support capacity. They aid the chief executive and other administrators by offering advice and assistance in the management of the organization. 

Staff Agencies

200

Current V.P. 

Kamala Harris 

300

Bureaucracies: (3 defining features)

  1. Have a hierarchical authority structure

  2. Use task specialization

  3. Develop extensive rules

300

What is one major function of the Cabinet of the U.S.? (C.T.)

  1. Leads the armed forces

  2. Advises the President

  3. Commands the U.S. Congress

  4. All of the above

2

300

All Regulations contain 3 elements

List them 

Congressional grant of power, set of directions

Rules & guidelines by the agency itself

Some means of enforcing compliance

 

300

actually perform the tasks for which the organization exists.

Line Agencies

300

Current P. & V.P. Political Party

Democratic 

400

  • Created the federal civil service

    • System based on merit and desire to create a non-partisan gov’t service to stop the Spoils system

Pendleton Civil Service Act

400

Which of the following are Cabinet-level positions? 

  1. Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Commerce

  2. Secretary of Education and Secretary of Energy

  3. Attorney General and Vice President

  4. All of the above

4

400

Civil Service - Participating in your society. 

Give me 2 of the 3 we put in your notes to participate. 

  • Call your Senator and Representative about an issue

  • Vote in an election 

  • Join a community group 

400

  • Who helps the president with the federal budget the most? 

O.M.B. Office of Management and Budget

400

1st President of the US

G.W. 

500

Taxes are due (Month and day) Unless that day falls on a weekend then - 

April 15th, Mon. 

500

If both the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House & President Pro Tempore can no longer serve, who becomes President? 

  1. Secretary of State

  2. Attorney General

  3. Secretary of Agriculture 

  4. Secretary of Defense

1

500

This secretary is involved the most with Foreign affairs

We discussed 

  • 1st was T.J. under G.W. & Bill Clinton appointed the first women. Madeleine Albright 1997, George W. Bush in 2001 appointed the first black S.O.S. Colin Powell. 

Secretary of State

500

  • Has the largest impact on foreign affairs.

Secretary of State 

500

Inauguration date for the P. 

Jan. 20th 

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