Vocabulary
A group of close advisors to the President
What is the Cabinet?
This is a term to describe someone in the Executive Branch deliberately disclosing sensitive information to the media.
What is a Leak?
This court case ruled on how confidential executive privilege rights for the President can be.
What was The United States v. Nixon (1974).
Government employment based on competitive examinations and merit
What is the Civil Service System?
Another name for a civil servant who works for a government department or agency?
Who is a Bureaucrat?
This Department is in charge of business and trade in and outside of the US.
What is the Department of Commerce?
The process where the President awards jobs to his political supporters.
What is the Spoils System?
This legislative branch has the power under the Constitution to confirm or deny Presidential appointments.
What is the Senate?
AMTRAK and the Postal Service are two examples of this type of Government organization.
What are Government Corporations?
This law passed in 1883, created the Civil Service Commission.
What is the Pendleton Act of 1883?
This is a name given to the combination of congressional committees, client groups and a federal department or agency working together to form policy.
What is an Iron Triangle?
This department is in charge of National Parks.
What is the Department of the Interior?
The official residence of the US ambassador in a foreign country.
What is an Embassy?
This is another group similar to the Cabinet that helps the President develop policy and provide guidance in making decisions. It is headed by the Chief of Staff.
What is the Executive Office of the President?
These are independent agencies that have government authority to issue licenses and can punish people and groups who violate the laws under their authority.
What are Regulatory Commissions?
Federal employees who report corruption or wrongdoing by the Government.
Who are Whistleblowers?
Former government employees usually have to wait this amount of time before taking a job as a lobbyist.
What is two years?
The American Legion is an example of this type of influence group on Congress and the President.
What is a client group?
Person who handles media relations with the Press
Who is the Press Secretary?
This agency within the EOP helps to prepare the budget proposal the President submits to Congress.
What is the OMB (Office of Management and Budget?
NASA is this type of organization under the Federal Bureaucracy that is not part of a Department.
What is an Independent Agency?
This federal agency holds employers accountable for a safe and healthy workplace.
What is OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration)?
This is the director of the National Security Council (NSC)
Who is the National Security Advisor?
An order that will stop an action or enforce a rule or regulation.
What is an injunction?
This person is the President's closest and most trusted advisor.
Who is the Chief of Staff?
This section of the Constitution lays out the requirement for Executive Departments reportable to the President.
This Federal law passed in 1939 and revised in 1993, places restrictions on federal employees from participating in political campaigns.
What is the Hatch Act?
This two-word term stands for overly restrictive rules and regulations put forward by the Federal Government.
What is "Red Tape?"
This group assesses the nation's economic health, looks at ongoing economic issues and provides guidance to the President on how to address these issues.
What is the Council of Economic Advisors?
This cabinet-level department was created after the attacks of September 11th.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?