Government Chapter 6 Test Review (The Federal Bureaucracy)

Congress created the Department of ________ in order to unify the nation’s armed forces.

Which of the following is not one of the three principles a bureaucracy is built on?

Name this actress who starred in "The Blindside"

Which of the following is not a member of the National Security Counsel?

The ________ is charged with the awesome and complex task of protecting the U.S. against terrorism

Name the movie...

________ is foreign policy characterized by a purposeful refusal to become involved in world affairs.

The ________ is an informational advisory body brought together by the President to serve his needs.

The ________ establishes and enforces pollution and other standards in order to protect the environment.

What country took the lead role in creating the United Nations (UN) in 1945.

Which president advised that the country (U.S.A.) "steer clear of permanent alliances with the foreign world"?

________ agencies perform the tasks for which the organization exists.

The term ________ is usually given to agencies charged with the regulation of business activities.

Which of the following cabinet departments is not headed by a "secretary"?

Name this character from the movie Up...

The ________ is all of the agencies, people, and procedures through which the Federal Government operates.

______ is an independent executive agency protecting citizens by regulating safety standards for food, drugs, etc.

The ________ is the youngest of the military services & is the nation's first line of defense.

The ________ regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.

Which of the following statements is not true concerning government corporations?

The Secretary of _____ ranks first among the members of the cabinet in terms of importance & date the office was created

Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

Which of the following is an example of how NASA's technological advances have benefited the public sector?

The ________ is the largest and, after the White House, the most influential unit in the EOP.

Which is the oldest of the U.S. military branches?

During & after WWII, the U.S. began a shift from isolationism to internationalism, illustrated by participation in _____

Which of the following is not one of the broad groups of agencies that makes up the Executive Branch Bureaucracy?

The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) major task is preparing the annual State of the Union Address.

Which of the following is a commonly cited drawback to bureaucracy?

Name this country music group who sang "Elvira"...

Relations between the U.S. & the U.S.S.R. improved after Gorbachev came to power in Moscow & met with President _______

The EOP’s nerve center- in fact, the nerve center of the entire executive branch- is an agency now called the ________.

_______ is the strategy of maintaining military might so great that the very strength of the nation will deter attacks.

With the coming of independence, and then for more than 150 years, the American people were primarily concerned with:

The ________ was a period of more than 40 years during which relations between the U.S.A. & Russia were tense & hostile.

NASA's technological advances have ensured successful space exploration, but have not benefited the public at all.

A ________ is a large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday issues of an organization.

Name this MLB player who was the last to win the triple crown in 2012...

An insistence on freedom of of the seas has always been a bedrock principle of American foreign policy.

The Constitution makes the ________ the chief administrator of the Federal Government.

________ refers to the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations.

_____ consists of rules/principles guiding sovereign states in dealing with one another & treatment of foreign nationals

The _______ ranks first among the members of the President's Cabinet & duties relate almost entirely to foreign affairs.

The name ________ is reserved for agencies of Cabinet rank.

The policy of _______ was rooted in the belief that if communism could be contained, it would collapse.

The ________ provides close consultation on major steps dealing with foreign affairs.

The army, navy, and airforce are the major units and sub-cabinet departments within the ________.

A ________ is the official representative of a sovereign state in the conduct of its foreign affairs.

Which of the following is an example of a government corporation?

The ________ is the largest of the independent agencies today and employs over 65,000 people.

The _______ directs all the operations of the EOP & is among the most influential aides to the President.

A nation’s ________includes everything that the nation’s government says and does in world affairs

The ________ is essentially a ground-based force, and it is responsible for military operations on land.