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issues passports

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department of state

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originally named the department of war

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department of defense

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manage national parks

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department of interior

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oversees school-lunch and food-stamp programs

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department of agriculture

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enforces work laws such as minimum wage

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department of labor

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administrates medicare and medicaid

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health and human

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oversees highways, air travel, amd railroads

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department of transportation

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reduces americas vulnerability to terrorism

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homeland security

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coins money and print bills

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department of treasury

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includes the FBI

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department of justice

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conducts the census

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department of commerce

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provides public housing and home financing

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housing and urban development

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oversees benefits, pension, and medical programs for those formerly in the military

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department of veteran affairs

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oversees nuclear weapons research

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department of energy

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gives federal aid to public schools

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department of education

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civilian employees who perform the administrative tasks of government are known as the

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civil service

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which act established the merit of one’s work as the standard for hiring and promoting civil employees

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pendleton act

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which member of the white house office advises the president on issues of politics, policy, and management; selects key people for the white house staff; and controls and manages staff members, their work, and the information and paperwork that reach the oval office

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chief of staff

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which member of the white house office is the official spokesman for the administration and meets with the white house press corps

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press secretary

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the head of most cabinet departments is called a

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secretary

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which department has thousands of workers at the pentagon

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department of defense

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NASA is a example of

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independent executive agency

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the US postal service is an example of an

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government corporation

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the food and drug administration (FDA) is an example of an

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independent regulatory commission

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which act allowed citizens to have access to previously withheld material

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freedom of information act

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which act requires federal agencies to hold well-announced public hearings rather than closed-door meetings

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sunshine act

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the term__ refers to an administrative system in which agencies staffed largely by non elected officials perform specific tasks in accordance with standard procedures

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bureaucracy

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the members of the white house office are typically called the white house

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staff

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the first lady has offices in the____ wing of the white house

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east

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members of the___ are the administrative heads of executive departments designed to assist the president and meet the demands of americas growth

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cabinet

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the department of state is to secretary as the department of justice is to

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attorney general

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heads of cabinet departments are appointed by the____ and approved by_____

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president, senate

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law passed by the legislature and signed by the president is known as____

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statutory law

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regulations devised by the bureaucracy are known as______

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administrative law

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_____ is the process of examining a departments compliance with the law and scrutinizing its budget request

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oversight

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what is a bureaucrat

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a civil servant dedicated to the details of administrative procedures

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what are the three levels of a bureaucratic structure in the executive branch

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the executive office of the president, the cabinet, and independent agencies

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the presidents offices (including the oval office, the offices of the executive staff, the room where cabinet meets, and others rooms such as the press briefing room) are located in the

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west wing

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which department has the largest budget among the cabinet departments

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health and human services

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the department of homeland security was created as a response to the september 11,2001, terrorists attacks on the____and the pentagon

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world trade center

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which agency of the homeland security department checks passengers and baggage at airports

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TSA

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bureaucracies create clearly defined methods which are called

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standard operating procedures (SOP)

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what is sometimes referred to as the “fourth branch” of government`

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`federal bureaucracy

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what is the term for money budgeted by congress to fund programs

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appropriation

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what were the original titles and responsibilities of the first four cabinet posts

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  1. department of state- to advise the president on foreign policy
  2. department of treasury- to collect taxes, borrowed money, and mint coins
  3. department of war-to oversee the national military
  4. attorney general office- to give legal advice to the president and oversee the prison system
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identify and describe at least three problems of the bureaucracy today

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  1. waste- agencies have no incentive to cut costs. they typically try to use up all the funds at the end of the year so that their budget for the next year will not be cut
  2. conflict- departments might have differing goals or compete with one another for funds
  3. duplication- multiple government agencies sometimes perform the same similar tasks
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what are the agencies in the executive office of the president

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the white house office, the office of management budget, the national security council

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what are the positive results of the bureaucracy in the united states today

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  1. the technology to travel to the moon
  2. the US postal service
  3. the interstate highway system
  4. social security
  5. the consumer product safety commission

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