Ch 8 Lesson 4: How the Executive Branch Works

Match the following item with its definition.

• spoils system

• a person chosen for a federal position by the president

• political appointee

• a business owned and operated by the federal government

• government corporation

• an independent agency that deals with certain specific areas within the government

• executive agency

• hiring people for government jobs on the basis of their qualification

• merit system

• rewarding people for their political support by giving them government jobs

Who takes care of the president’s schedule?

• the attorney general

• the chief of staff

• the president’s secretary

• the vice president

​ (a)   is the office that prepares the budget for the president.

• OMB
• CEA
• EOP
• NSC

National Security Council officials include the ​ (a)   , the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, and the chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

• vice president
• attorney general
• secretary of education
• president

The United States Postal Service is an example of

• a government corporation.

• a federal bureaucracy.

• a regulatory commission.

• an executive agency

The cabinet is made up of

• economic advisers.

• foreign policy advisers

• intelligence officers.

• the heads of 15 departments.