Bureaucracy

What term is used negatively to describe government bureaucracy?

• Red Tails
• Red Light
• Red Tape
• Red Office

What executive agency coordinates U.S national security policy?

• National Security Council
• Chief of Staff
• Office management and budget
• Council of Economic Advisors

Which of the following is NOT a cabinet post?

• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Department of Justice
• Department of Defense
• Department of Security

If the president and vice president die, who is next in the presidential succession?

• Speaker of the House
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of Defense

• President pro tempore of the senate

Which agency is tasked with managing and conserving federal land and natural resources?

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Department of the Interior

• Department of Agriculture

• National Park Service

A formal rule instructing executive branch officials on how to carry out their jobs is what?

• Commute
• Reprieve
• Executive Privilage
• Executive Orders

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is NOT an independent agency?

• U.S Commission on Civil Rights
• Environmental Protection Agency 
• Federal Communication Commission 
• Central Intelligence Agency

Which statement is true?

• Department of Defense: Protects the nations resources
• Department of State: Provides military forces.
• Department of Labor: Promotes international trade
• Department of Treasury: Manages federal finances

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the past, POTUS gave federal jobs to their supporters. What is this called?

• civil services
• merit
• Spoil system
• Pendleton Act 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are the head of cabinet departments called?

• federal employees
• Ambassadors
• Agencies
• Secretaries