lecture 7

Question 1

as a part of the executive branch, the bureaucracy is responsible for

Answer 1

enforcing laws passed by congress

Question 2

administers benefits
write regulations
enforces regulations
collects and analyzes data

Answer 2

bureaucracy

Question 3

federal agencies pass 80,000 pages of _______just in 2013

Answer 3

regulations

Question 4

today, the federal government is {involved; not involved} in every aspect of our lives

Answer 4

INVOLVED

Question 5

how many federal government workers?

Answer 5

3million

Question 6

differences between private business and federal bureaucracy

Answer 6

• private companies face competition, work for profit, and have immediate feedback through free market
• bureaucracy don’t face competition, they work to implement policy, and slower feedback through election and lawsuits

PC- Flexible structure, can fire workers, funded by voluntary investors and customers

PB- slow and rigid structure, difficult to fire even bad workers, funded involuntarily by your taxes

Question 7

what is the goal of a private company

Answer 7

to make a profit

Question 8

what is the goal of the bureaucracy

Answer 8

to implement policy

Question 9

bureaucracy is funded

Answer 9

involuntarily by our taxes

Question 10

private businesses are funded by

Answer 10

voluntary investors and customers

Question 11

slow and rigid structure, difficult to fire workers, funded by taxes, faces no competition, works to implement policy, and has slower feedback through election and lawsuits

Answer 11

bureaucracy

Question 12

flexible structure, can easily fire workers, funded by customers, faces competition, works for a profit, immediate feedback through free market

Answer 12

private business and companies

Question 13

there are multiple federal agencies that regulate ______

Answer 13

the workplace

Question 14

regulates work conditions including wages and hours

Answer 14

department of labor

Question 15

anti discrimination laws

Answer 15

equal employment opportunity commission

Question 16

protects the night of employees bargain/ complain collectively

Answer 16

national labor relations board

Question 17

the NLRB protects the right of ________

Answer 17

employees to complain collectively

Question 18

the freedom of information act regulates federal agencies to produce documents if requested

Answer 18

–edit

Question 19

the administrative procedure act requires federal agencies to give notice of proposal regulations and solicit public opinion

Answer 19

-edit

Question 20

the sunshine act requires federal agencies to open their meetings to the public unless an exception applies

Answer 20

-edit