Civics Chapter 7

is made up of the civilians who carry out the work of the federal government

• service station
• Republican Party
• Democratic Party
• Civil Service

Bureaucracy

• is just in government
• can be in government or private sector

Three parts every bureaucracy must have are all of the following EXCEPT which one?

• clear formal structure
• division of labor
• a salary schedule and ways to advance in your salary
• set of rules and procedures by which it operates

People who were the first civil service employees were part of the _____.

• nepotism system
• sewage system
• poker buddy system
• spoils system

based hiring and promotions for government jobs on merit and not party affiliation

• progressive act
• regressive act
• pendleton act
• federal act

George Washington had ___ cabinet positions.

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

George Washington's cabinets were

• State; Treasury; Agriculture
• Treasury; Agriculture; Labor
• State; Agriculture; Justice
• State; Treasury; War

are organized and run like businesses but are owned by the federal government

• government corporations
• pendleton corporations
• proportional corporations
• civil corporations

a tax whose rates increase as the amount that is subject to taxation increases

• fiscal tax
• regressive tax
• proportional tax
• progressive tax

money that is withheld from a person's paycheck by his or her eployer

• progressive tax
• proportional tax
• regressive tax
• payroll tax