Chapter 10 Flashcards
Career civil service employees are called ________
bureaucrats
Ambassadors offices and sometimes residences are in foreign countries are called ______________.
embassies
The U.S. Postal Service is a(n) __________________.
government corporation
The ______________ is part of The Department of Justice.
Office of the U.S. Attorney General
The _______________ is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The ______________ created the present federal civil service system.
Pendleton Act
One or many ______________ from the 15 different executive departments are tasked with promoting good working relationships between their department and Congress.
Liaison Officers
The ___________________ is part of The Treasury Department.
Internal Revenue Service
The practice of victorious politicians rewarding their followers with government jobs is called ___________.
the spoils system
This executive department is responsible for the overall foreign policy of the United States.
The Department of State
The Bureau of Census is part of The Department of _________________.
Commerce
These have the power to make rules and regulations for large industries and businesses that affect the public.
regulatory commissions
This department was once called the Department of War.
Department of Defense
This cabinet level department was created in response to the terrorist attacks of 2001.
Department of Homeland Security
If you wanted a federal job, you would check with ____________.
USAJOBS
This limits a federal employee’s involvement in presidential election campaigns.
Hatch Act
The Civil Service Commission was replaced by the Office of Personnel Management and the _________.
Merit Systems Protection Board
Federal employees who report wrongdoing in their department or agency are called _______________.
whistle blowers
One of the two major powers Congress has over the bureaucracy is _______________.
the power of budget control
To reduce the power of regulatory agencies is to _____________.
deregulate
Businesses that are run by the federal government are called ______________.
government corporations
This department helps protect public lands and natural resources
Department of the Interior
An order to stop an action or enforce a rule that is issued by a U.S. Federal Court is called ___________.
an injunction
When agencies, congressional committees, and client groups work together it is called ___________.
an iron triangle
This department promotes and PROTECTS the industrial and commercial segments of the American economy.
Department of Commerce
What power do the Federal Courts have over bureaucracies?
They can rule a law or executive order unconstitutional
The Office of the U.S. Attorney General is part of
The Department of Justice
Name 4 ways a president can control the bureaucracy.
1) Appointing Agency Heads, 2) Issuing Executive Orders, 3) the Budget, 4) Reorganizing the Agency
Name three ways Congress tries to control the Bureaucracy.
*Influencing the appointment of Agency Heads. *Budget (Power of the Purse). *Holding Oversight Hearings. *Creating more “detailed” legislation.
