Bureaucratic Agencies Review

What branch of government do bureaucratic agencies belong to?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

Which branch of government creates Bureaucratic Agencies?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Who appoints the heads of bureaucratic agencies?

• President

• Chief Justice

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

Who confirms the appointments to the Bureaucratic agencies?

• President

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• Supreme Court

T/F: Bureaucratic agencies have legislative, executive and judicial powers

• True

• False

The Iron Triangle is made up of a bureaucratic agency, congress and ___

• The president

• The Supreme Court

• Interest Groups

• The states

If congress disagrees with a decision made by a bureaucratic agency they can...

• reduce funding to the agency

• Appoint a new head of the agency

• Impeach the head of the agency

Similar to how Congress conducts oversight of the President, congressional committees can hold ___ to investigate bureaucratic agencies

• Impeachment proceedings

• Hearings

• Trials

Which of the following is a benefit of bureaucratic agencies?

• They are efficient and provide a service to the American people

• They are only made up of one level of authority and can make decisions based on personal beliefs

• The amount of paperwork they have to complete is exciting and enjoyable work for all

T/F: It is easy to eliminate a bureaucratic agency

• True

• False