VA & U.S. Government - Unit 8: Executive Branch

Which group of people is made up of 2.7 million men and women who perform the administrative task of the government?

• The Civil Service

• Homeland Security

• The Cabinet

• Confirmation Committee

The purpose of The Cabinet is to meet and

• True

• False

How many departments make up The Cabinet today?

• 15

• 10

• 4

• 50

How many departments made up the first Cabinet?

• 4

• 10

• 15

• 20

The Office of Homeland Security was created after the 9/11 attacks during which President's administration?

• George W. Bush

• George HW. Bush

• Barrack Obama

• Bill Clinton

Who advises the President in all domestic, foreign, and military matters relating to the national security of the United States?

• National Security Council

• Supreme Court

• Senate

• House of Representatives

The White House Office serves as which of the following?

• The nerve center of the executive office

• Houses personal and political staff

• The west wing

• All of the above

The Federal Bureaucracy is broken into three groups of agencies, The Executive Office, The 15 Cabinet Departments, and ____________?

• Independent Agencies

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Senate

Most of the Federal Bureaucracy is located in which branch of government?

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

What is a large complex administrative structure that handles everyday business of an organization?

• Bureaucracy

• Congressional Sessions

• Supreme Court Nominations

• Confirmation Hearings