Chapter 7

Question 1

three types of organizations which make up the federal bureaucracy today

Answer 1

departments: created to help the president carry out duties
agencies: preform single function or regulate some aspect of society
government corporations: business monopolies of the federal government

Question 2

how many cabinet level departments are there in the executive branch? what are the department heads called?

Answer 2

14; secretaries and attorney general

Question 3

which department has the highest budget?

Answer 3

treasury

Question 4

difference between executive and regulatory agencies?

Answer 4

executive reports to the president directly regulatory reports and regulates to and for the public

Question 5

what does the IRS and the OSHA have that’s different from other regulatory agencies?

Answer 5

they are part of executive agencies

Question 6

how are government corps different

Answer 6

they receive revenue