Presidential Powers
Who appoints the heads of executive departments?
Who is the President?
What group of advisors includes the heads of executive departments?
What is the Cabinet?
What term describes a large, complex organization that handles government business?
What is a bureaucracy?
Which agency manages the federal budget?
What is the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)?
What term refers to government jobs filled by merit-based hiring?
What is civil service?
Which branch must approve the President’s top appointments?
What is the Legislative Branch (the Senate)?
Who serves as the head of an executive department?
Who is a Secretary?
What is the main job of the federal bureaucracy?
What is to carry out and enforce laws?
Which agency protects the environment?
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
What do we call agencies that regulate industries and protect consumers?
What are independent regulatory commissions?
What document gives the President the power to carry out laws?
What is the Constitution?
Which Cabinet department handles relations with foreign countries?
What is the Department of State?
Which branch of government does the bureaucracy belong to?
What is the Executive Branch?
Which agency regulates television, radio, and the internet?
What is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)?
What is Amtrak an example of?
What is a government corporation?
What power allows the President to issue rules that have the force of law?
What is an executive order?
Which Cabinet department is responsible for national defense?
What is the Department of Defense?
Why was the civil service system created?
What is to reduce political influence in hiring?
Which type of agency operates like a business but is owned by the government?
What is a government corporation?
What word describes agencies that are not part of a Cabinet department?
What is independent (Agency)?
What presidential power makes the President responsinle for ensuring laws are faithfully executed, managing the executive branch, and appointing federal officers?
Who is Chief Executive?
True or False: Cabinet members are elected by the people.
What is False?
What system hires government workers based on qualifications and exams?
What is the merit system?
What independent executive agency was created to explore oceans but now deals with space exploration?
What branch of government includes departments, agencies, and commissions?
What is the Executive Branch?