| Vocabulary | Executive Office of the President | The Executive Departments | Independent Agencies | Federal Bureaucracy |
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A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization
A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization
bureaucracy
All matters no directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs
All matters no directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs
domestic affairs
Having to do with powers that are to some extent legislative
Having to do with powers that are to some extent legislative
quasi-legislative
The head of the Department of Justice
The head of the Department of Justice
Attorney General
The 12-month period use by a government and the business world for its record-keeping, budgeting, revenue-collecting, and other financial management purposes
The 12-month period use by a government and the business world for its record-keeping, budgeting, revenue-collecting, and other financial management purposes
fiscal year
What building is considered to be the main center of operations for the federal bureaucracy?
What building is considered to be the main center of operations for the federal bureaucracy?
White House
The Office of Homeland Security was recently created to handle which major issue?
The Office of Homeland Security was recently created to handle which major issue?
Terrorism
What term is given to the Executive Office of the President because it is a complex organization with several separate organizations?
What term is given to the Executive Office of the President because it is a complex organization with several separate organizations?
'Umbrella' agency
Which executive office is responsible for advising the president on all domestic, foreign, and military affairs for the country?
Which executive office is responsible for advising the president on all domestic, foreign, and military affairs for the country?
National Security Council
What office is responsible for carrying out the day to day operations of the White House Office?
What office is responsible for carrying out the day to day operations of the White House Office?
Chief of Staff
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)
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
What is the main role of the Cabinet for the President?
What is the main role of the Cabinet for the President?
Advisory body (give advice)
How are the secretaries in the executive departments chosen?
How are the secretaries in the executive departments chosen?
Appointed by President; Approved by the Senate
Which one of the executive departments is not headed by a secretary?
Which one of the executive departments is not headed by a secretary?
Justice
Generally speaking, how are subunits structured within the federal government?
Generally speaking, how are subunits structured within the federal government?
Regionally; only a small percentage works in Washington D.C.
True or False? The independent agencies are still part of the 15 executive departments.
True or False? The independent agencies are still part of the 15 executive departments.
False
Give one way that Government Corporations are different from private enterprises.
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.
These independent agencies were established Congress in order to carry out business-like activity.
These independent agencies were established Congress in order to carry out business-like activity.
Government Coporations
A majority of independent agencies; organized like the Cabinet departments, but do not have Cabinet status.
A majority of independent agencies; organized like the Cabinet departments, but do not have Cabinet status.
Independent Executive Agencies
Almost completely independent from Presidential control, these independent agencies regulate important aspects of the economy.
Almost completely independent from Presidential control, these independent agencies regulate important aspects of the economy.
Independent Regulatory Commissions
What term is given to an individual working within a bureaucracy?
What term is given to an individual working within a bureaucracy?
bureaucrat
What shape are bureaucracies structured similar to?
What shape are bureaucracies structured similar to?
Pyramid
Which types of agencies serve a support function performing such tasks as advising, budgeting, purchasing, etc?
Which types of agencies serve a support function performing such tasks as advising, budgeting, purchasing, etc?
Staff Agencies
What title is given to the president as the head of the federal bureaucracy?
What title is given to the president as the head of the federal bureaucracy?
Chief Executive
What three elements make up every bureaucratic system, including the federal government?
What three elements make up every bureaucratic system, including the federal government?
Hierarchical Organization, Job Specialization, and Formalized Rules
What does NASA stand for?
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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