Chpt. 7 Government

Congress passed Administrative Procedure Act to expand the power of the federal bureaucracy.

The federal government finances its operations in two ways-- collecting revenue and ________.

The Dept. of Homeland Security was created in response to domestic dangers during World War II

Actions and dec. made by Congress and the president to create the federal budget and tax laws

Ind. regulatory commissions must have boards that are __________

The major unit of administration and policy making in the executive branch.

Because ________ spending is required by law, it is not subject to the annual budget process.

Gap that occurs when annual expenses exceed annual revenue

3 main types of ind. agencies are ind. exec, ind. regulatory commission, and govt corporations.

Financing a new dam would be an example of

Dec. made by the govt that change the amount of money in circulation and the interest rates .

Which of the following best describes the position of independent agencies?

Spending subject to the annual budget process

What is the job of independent regulatory commissions?

Money that is withheld from a person's paycheck by his or her employers

Congress must approve the budgets of the executive departments.

What is the main role of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in budget making?

President has sole responsibility over the exec. dept and picks duties and powers of each dpt.

What act reformed the hiring process for government employees?

Which commission was set up to give exams for people applying for government jobs?

A tax whose rates increase as the amount that is subject to taxation increases

Which President was assassinated because of the spoils system?

Independent regulatory commission that acts as the nation's central baking system

Most bureaucrats working in the federal bureaucracy

NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is an independent executive agency.

Executive department with the largest budget

Amtrak would be an example of

Department of Transportation would be an example of

Critics of the spoils system claimed that it led to

Who was responsible for the assassination of the President that ended the spoils system?

Which of the following statements about the executive departments is true?

Federal income tax is an example of

Which was not an invention that came about from the assassination of the Garfield?

A tax on a person's or corporation's income is

What was the spoils system?

Organization that has structure, a division of labor and operates under a set of rules.

Formed after 9/11 attacks

_____ means the power to make regulations that have the force of the law.

Financing Social Security

_________ means having the authority to decide disputers over regulations

A financial instrument that you agree to repay borrowed money, plus interest, at a future date

Cumulative sum of money that the government has borrowed and not repaid

Practice of giving government jobs as rewards to political supporters

Work organization featuring division of labor and formal rules and structure

Raising taxes to fight inflation

Tax that has greater impact on lower-income earners than upper-income earners

Spending of Medicare is an example of discretionary spending.

With more than 700,000 employees, the U.S. Postal Service is the largest executive department

Which of the following is not a feature of bureaucracy?

Total sum of money that the federal government has borrowed and not yet repaid