The Bureaucracy

Question 1

Secretary of Defense

Answer 1

Administer of the Department of Defense

Question 2

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Answer 2

The five military services have chiefs of staff and each chief of staff works together with the others

Question 3

Bureaucratic Structure

Answer 3

Order of Departments (In order of Importance):
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Department of Energy
Department of Education
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Department of Homeland Security

Question 4

Senior Executive Service

Answer 4

Are supposed to be responsive to the policy goals of the White House and help bureaucrats implement the chief executive’s policy preferences

Question 5

{Independent} Regulatory Agencies

Answer 5

Act as the watchdogs of the federal government

Question 6

Quasi-Legislative Agencies

Answer 6

Independent agencies who have the responsibility for filling in the gaps left by lawmakers and are given the power to write rules that apply to their jurisdictional area

Question 7

Quasi-Judicial Agencies

Answer 7

Responsible for rule enforcement and punishing violators in their jurisdictional area

Question 8

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Answer 8

Responsible for preventing fraud in the marketplace by preventing price fixing and deceptive advertising

Question 9

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Answer 9

Protects investors by regulating stock markets and policing corporations to prevent false and misleading claims of profits in an effort to increase stock prices

Question 10

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Answer 10

Controls how electric power companies design, build, and operate nuclear reactors

Question 11

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Answer 11

Responsible for assigning broadcast frequencies, for licensing radio and television stations, and for regulating the use of wireless communication devices

Question 12

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Answer 12

Responsible for ensuring the health of the American people by inspecting the food supply for contaminants or spoilage and is also responsible for regulating the sale of over-the-counter drugs and patent medicines

Question 13

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Answer 13

Responsible for preventing price fixing and price manipulation in electric utilities, interstate oil and gas pipelines, and natural gas suppliers

Question 14

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Answer 14

Responsible for ensuring workers are employed in a safe work environment

Question 15

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Answer 15

Enforces the environmental laws passed by Congress (one of the most controversial government bureaucracies)

Question 16

1970 Clean Air Act

Answer 16

Intent of the law was to reduce automobile pollution and increase automobile gasoline mileage (Law eventually won over the industry)

Question 17

Endangered Species Act

Answer 17

Intended to protect endangered wildlife habitats from human encroachment

Question 18

Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC)

Answer 18

Responsible for enforcing the anti-discrimination laws of the U.S.

Question 19

Americans With Disabilities Act

Answer 19

Prevents states from discriminating against those who have disabilities

Question 20

Federal Reserve Board (The Fed)

Answer 20

Regulates banks, the value and supply of money, and interest rates

Question 21

Iron Triangles

Answer 21

Consists of:

• A single interest group that promotes one interest
• The Congressional Committee that looks over that interest
• The Bureaucracy that enforces that interest

Question 22

Alliance/Issue Network

Answer 22

The political process in which the members of the Iron Triangle work together in order to create policy

Question 23

Civil Aeronautics Board

Answer 23

Responsible for regulating the airline industry (Deregulated)

Question 24

Interstate Commerce Commission

Answer 24

Regulated railroads and the trucking industry (Deregulated)

Question 25

Deregulation

Answer 25

The removal of government restrictions and regulations

Question 26

Quasi-Legislative Function

Answer 26

The writing and publishing of rules by a regulatory agency

Question 27

Civil Service

Answer 27

Awards positions to those who are most qualified, not to those who are simply receiving the position through the Spoils System

Question 28

Pendleton Act

Answer 28

Allowed the handing out of government jobs in exchange for political support (Spoils System)

Question 29

Hatch Act of 1939

Answer 29

Permits bureaucrats the right to vote but not to actively campaign for political candidates, work for parties, or run for office (In 1993 bureaucrats were allowed to join political parties, make campaign contributions, and display political advertisement (Buttons and Bumper Stickers))