Chapter Eight Section 4 How the Executive Branch Works

It was mentioned that the office of the president has changed since the time of Thomas Jefferson. What would be the best description of that change?

• The staff of the president has grown much larger
• The staff of the president is about the same,but they are paid more.
• The president is more in control of thegovernment than before
• The president is now allowed to travel about the country where before he could not leave Washington.

Which office would advise the president about terrorists who are trying to bring a nuclear weapon into the country?

• Council of Economic Advisors
• National Security Council
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of Defense

Which cabinet department isthe oldest? The Newest?

• Dept. of Justice and Dept. of Defense
• Dept. of Labor Dept. of Homeland Security
• Dept. of State and the Dept. of Homeland Security
• Dept. of the Treasury and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Who approves the selection of the Cabinet?

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• Supreme Court
• Voters

The Central Intelligence Agency and NASA the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are examples of these. They deal with certain specific areas within the government.

• executive agencies
• government corporations
• regulatory commissions
• private companies

The job of _________is to protect the public. They make and enforce rules that anindustry or group must follow. For example, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)makes rules for television and radio stations

• executive agencies
• government corporations
• regulatory commissions
• private companies

What is the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and proven abilitycalled?

• The Spoils system
• Civil Service System
• The Records Examination

These are businesses that are owned by the government. Like any business, they provide goods or services and charge people to buy those goods or services. The United States Postal Service is one example.

• executive agencies
• government corporations
• regulatory commissions
• private companies

These Independent agencies can be grouped into three types. Which one would not belong?

• executive agencies
• government corporations
• regulatory commissions
• private companies

Which one of these cabinet positions would not exist?

• Secretary of Defense
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of the Treasury
• Secretary of Space Exploration