Bureaucracy....... like, what is it?

A large, complex organization of apointed officials.

A committee formed by various lobbies to support candidates

All of the following are independent executive agencies except:

FCC (Federal Communications Commission)

The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and Criminal Inteligence Agency (CIA) are examples of

Independent Regulatory Agencies

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Unit 2

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1
Interest groups do which of the following?
Seek to gain controll over government
Nominate Canidates
Influence puplic policies
2
Which of the following are ways Congress oversees the Federal Bureaucracy?
All of these
Reorganizing an agency
Conducting Investivagtions and Hearings
Funding
3
Bureaucracy....... like, what is it?
A large, complex organization of apointed officials.
State and local governments working together.
Agencies that conduct oversight of Congressional Committees
The largest portion of uncontrollable spending in fed. gov.
4
What are PACs?
A yellow guy that can eat ghosts after ingesting steroids
A committee that randomly gives away money to charities
A committee formed by various lobbies to support candidates
A commitee that ofter fund the non-incumbent candidates
5
All of the following are independent executive agencies except:
NSF (National Science Foundation)
GSA (General Services Administration)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
6
The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and Criminal Inteligence Agency (CIA) are examples of
Independent Regulatory Agencies
The Spoils System
Government Corporations
Independent Executive Agencies
7
What are some complaints about Interest Groups?
A and B
Hyperpluralism-- too many groups cause gridlock
Federalism--interest groups conflict with the Constitution
They link money to politics
8
Name an institution that, like, makes Monetary Policy
Office of Personal Management (OPM)
Federal Reserve Board
The House Committee on Ways and Means
Office of Management and Budget
9
What Act in 1883 made the hiring of civil servants be based on merit rather than patronage?
The Federal Election Campaign Act
America Works Act (Am-Works Act)
The CassessE Act
The Pendleton Act
10
True or False: The Federal Buearucracy can draft bills for Congress
Only on Tuesdays
False
True
11
This network includes: policy experts, media pundits, congressional staffs, & interest groups
Issue Networks
FOX News
The Monday Round Table
CNN

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