| Executive Office of the President |
| #1 |
What building is considered to be the main center of operations for the federal bureaucracy? |
White House |
| #2 |
The Office of Homeland Security was recently created to handle which major issue? |
Terrorism |
| #3 |
What term is given to the Executive Office of the President because it is a complex organization with several separate organizations? |
'Umbrella' agency |
| #4 |
Which executive office is responsible for advising the president on all domestic, foreign, and military affairs for the country? |
National Security Council |
| #5 |
What office is responsible for carrying out the day to day operations of the White House Office? |
Chief of Staff |
| The Executive Departments |
| #1 |
Which of the following not a main consideration a president makes when they appoint someone to be a secretary of a department? (Age, Ethnicity, Party affiliation, Qualification and Experience) |
Ethnicity |
| #2 |
What is the main role of the Cabinet for the President? |
Advisory body (give advice) |
| #3 |
How are the secretaries in the executive departments chosen? |
Appointed by President; Approved by the Senate |
| #4 |
Which one of the executive departments is not headed by a secretary? |
Justice |
| #5 |
Generally speaking, how are subunits structured within the federal government? |
Regionally; only a small percentage works in Washington D.C. |
| Independent Agencies |
| #1 |
True or False? The independent agencies are still part of the 15 executive departments. |
False |
| #2 |
Give one way that Government Corporations are different from private enterprises. |
Purposes and functions determined by Congress; top officers appointed by POTUS; all public employees; financed by public funds. |
| #3 |
These independent agencies were established Congress in order to carry out business-like activity. |
Government Coporations |
| #4 |
A majority of independent agencies; organized like the Cabinet departments, but do not have Cabinet status. |
Independent Executive Agencies |
| #5 |
Almost completely independent from Presidential control, these independent agencies regulate important aspects of the economy. |
Independent Regulatory Commissions |
| Federal Bureaucracy |
| #1 |
What term is given to an individual working within a bureaucracy? |
bureaucrat |
| #2 |
What shape are bureaucracies structured similar to? |
Pyramid |
| #3 |
Which types of agencies serve a support function performing such tasks as advising, budgeting, purchasing, etc? |
Staff Agencies |
| #4 |
What title is given to the president as the head of the federal bureaucracy? |
Chief Executive |
| #5 |
What three elements make up every bureaucratic system, including the federal government? |
Hierarchical Organization, Job Specialization, and Formalized Rules |
