Ch 10: Administrative Agencies

Question 1

Which agency works to protect and enhance our environment now and for the future by a coordinated effort with state and local governments to abate all forms of environmental pollution?

Answer 1

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Question 2

Which agency investigates all violations of federal law; except those specifically assigned to other federal agencies?

Answer 2

Federal Bureau of lnvestigation (FBI)

Question 3

Which agency licenses and regulates interstate and foreign communications by radio, television, wire, cable, and satellite?

Answer 3

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Question 4

Which agency provides insurance coverage for bank depositories up to a specific amount set by law in the event of financial failure of a financial institution?

Answer 4

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Question 5

Which agency is concerned with the maintenance of a free and fair competitive enterprise system within the American economic system?

Answer 5

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Question 6

Which agency administers all federal tax laws, except those relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives?

Answer 6

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Question 7

Which agency is vested with the power to safeguard employees’ rights to form bargaining units and to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices?

Answer 7

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Question 8

Which agency administers Social Security and Medicare programs?

Answer 8

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Question 9

Which agency provides mail processing and delivery to individuals and businesses within the United States?

Answer 9

United States Postal Service (USPS)

Question 10

Which agency directs its activities toward protecting the public against impure and unsafe drugs, food, cosmetics, and medical devices?

Answer 10

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Question 11

Which agency monitors the securities industry and protects the interests of investors against malpractice in the securities and financial markets?

Answer 11

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Question 12

Which agency has the responsibility of eliminating discrimination in employment in all areas and to promote voluntary compliance by employers?

Answer 12

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Question 13

Which agency is in charge of all printing, binding, and sales of government publications?

Answer 13

Government Printing Office (GPO)

Question 14

Which agency is charged with regulating air commerce and fostering aviation safety?

Answer 14

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Question 15

Your employer expects you to work 50 hours each week but does not want to pay you overttime.

Answer 15

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Question 16

You wish to order a copy of a brochure published by the United States Government.

Answer 16

Government Printing Office (GPO)

Question 17

You lost your life savings because the bank in which you had a savings account went broke.

Answer 17

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Question 18

You have reason to believe that an attempt will be made on the life of the President when he visits your town.

Answer 18

Federal Bureau of lnvestigation (FBI)

Question 19

You have just heard about a drug which you believe will cure a medical problem, but you wish to make sure that it is safe to take.

Answer 19

Federal Drug Administration (FDA)

Question 20

Your manufacturing client is concerned about a threatened work stoppage by its employees.

Answer 20

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Question 21

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Answer 21

The federal agency that has jurisdiction over and manages approximately 245 million acres of public land and 700 million subsurface acres located primarily in the west and Alaska.

Question 22

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Answer 22

The federal agency that protects the public against unreasonable risks of injury and death from consumer products; issues and enforces mandatory standards; issues recalls; conducts research; informs and educates consumers through the media, state, and local governments, private organizations; and responds to consumer inquiries.

Question 23

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Answer 23

The department of the executive branch of the United States Government that administers veteran’s benefits.

Question 24

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Answer 24

The federal agency that works to abate and control all forms of environmental pollution.

Question 25

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Answer 25

The federal commission charged with ending discrimination in all areas of employment and to promote voluntary compliance by employers.

Question 26

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Answer 26

The federal agency that regulates air commerce to promote aviation safety.

Question 27

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Answer 27

Protects and defends the United States against terrorist and foreign-intelligence threats acting inside the United States; upholds and enforces criminal laws of the United States; provides leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies. Investigates all violations of federal law except those assigned to other agencies.

Question 28

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Answer 28

The federal agency that licenses and regulates interstate and foreign communications by radio and television broadcast, wire, telephone, telegraphs, cable television operation, two-way radio and radio operators, microwave, and satellite communications.

Question 29

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Answer 29

An independent agency within the executive branch of the federal government that insures, up to statutory limits, the deposits in national banks, state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System, and state banks that apply for Federal Deposit Insurance. The FDIC also examines and supervises financial institutions for safety and soundness to protect consumers and manages receiverships when required.

Question 30

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)

Answer 30

The agency which promotes the development of equitable and stable labor management relationships and assists in settling disputes in the event of work stoppages, threatened work stoppages, and labor management disputes.

Question 31

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Answer 31

The agency which maintains a free and fair competitive enterprise system within the American economic system; also provides law enforcement, shares expertise with federal and state legislatures, and U.S. and foreign agencies; develops policy and research tools; and creates practical plain-language education programs for consumers and businesses.

Question 32

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Answer 32

The agency which protects the public against impure and unsafe drugs, food, cosmetics, and medical devices. Also responsible for helping to speed investigations that make medicines and foods safer and more affordable, and in the case of medicines, more effective.

Question 33

Government Printing Office (GPO)

Answer 33

The agency in charge of gathering, cataloguing, producing, authenticating, and preserving published information, including the production and destruction of information products and services for the federal government.

Question 34

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Answer 34

The federal agency that administers the tax laws of the United States, except taxes on alcohol, firearms, explosives, and tobacco.

Question 35

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Answer 35

The agency that administers the National Labor Relations Act which governs the relations between unions and employers in the private sector and is vested with the power to safeguard employees’ rights to form bargaining units and to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices.

Question 36

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Answer 36

OSHA develops, regulates, and enforces occupational safety and health standards.

Question 37

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Answer 37

The SEC monitors the securities industry by providing disclosure to the investing public and protects the interests of investors against malpractice in the securities and financial markets.

Question 38

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Answer 38

The federal agency that provides assistance of all kinds, including loans to small businesses.

Question 39

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Answer 39

The federal agency that administers the national social security and Medicare programs.

Question 40

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Answer 40

The agency within the Department of Homeland Security that rules upon immigration and naturalization petitions and asylum and refugee applications; also establishes immigration services policies and procedures.

Question 41

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Answer 41

The agency formerly known as the United States Customs Service. It is organized under the Department of Homeland Security and administers and enforces customs laws (includes the collection of revenue from imports, and carries on the functions of the Border Patrol and former INS, Customs, and agricultural quarantine inspectors).

Question 42

United States Marshals Service

Answer 42

The agency that ensures the protection of court facilities, the personal safety of judges, has the primary responsibility of tracking and apprehending fugitives, is the principal contact for all international investigations, provides protection to witnesses, maintains custody of federal prisoners after arrest and during transport, houses unsentenced prisoners in federal, state, and local jails, and seizes, manages, and disposes of forfeited properties and assets from major drug and criminal cases.

Question 43

United States Postal Service (USPS)

Answer 43

The federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery to individuals and businesses within the United States.

Question 44

Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

Answer 44

The agency that registers trademarks, examines and issues design, plant, and utility patents.

Question 45

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Answer 45

The agency that registers trademarks, examines and issues design, plant, and utility patents.