Government Chapter 15 Quiz

Bureaucracy

complex system of organization based on certain principles

Bureaucrat

person working for the organization who has certain defined duties & responsibilities

President, executive office of president, executive departments, and independent agencies

The executive branch includes:

Nerve center

The executive office of the president is the _____________ of the White House

chief executive

The Executive office of the president’s main purpose is to help the President carry out his/her duties as

Council of Economic Advisors

who President would consult with if country is sliding into an economic recession

National Security Council

advises the President on all domestic, foreign, and military aspects of the nation's security

White House Office; the president

_______ is made of federal employees who work most directly with __________

White House Office

employees advise President on foreign, domestic & defense matters

Their own party

President generally chooses people from

Senate approval

after being appointed by the President members need

each president decides to use it

role of the Cabinet in president's decision making is dependent on how

department; cabinet

in executive branch, title of “_______” is reserved for agencies of ___________ rank

Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of the Treasury

Examples of Departments

Department of Treasury

one of the original executive departments set up by Congress in 1789

standardized; Name game

phrase means that titles of government units are not __________

inconsistently

administrative units in the government are ___________ called agencies, administrations, commissions, and so forth.

independent agencies

some are quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial

agencies Independent

have certain powers from Congress to make laws & rule on conflicts

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Examples of independent agencies

line agencies

directly responsible for administering programs (unlike staff agencies)

spoils system

practice of giving offices & other favors of govt to friends & supporters

Merit; civil service system

created partly to ensure that federal employees are promoted based on ______

assassination; civil service system

established because of President Garfield's __________ by an angry office seeker

recruit & keep the best available people in the federal workforce (rather than friends & family of politicians) 

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Main goal of civil service today

44%

According to the chart, what % of civil service employees are women

56%

According to the chart, what % of civil service employees are men

6\.4%

According to the chart, what % of civil service employees are Hispanic