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The Federal Bureaucracy
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1
Because __________ spending is required by law, it is not subject to the annual budget process.
discretionary
fica
fiscal
mandatory
2
What is the main role of the Office of Management and Budget in budget making?
advising congress on appropriations bills
preparing a concurrent resolution
drafting a complete budget for the president to submit
helping to make a compromise
3
The federal gov't finances its operations in 2 ways: collecting revenue and _____________.
selling technology
selling weapons
borrowing
creating a spoils system
4
NASA is an independent executive agency.
True
False
5
Financing social security is:
discretionary spending
mandatory spending
6
Which of the following best describes the position of independent agencies?
under an exec. dept. but with separate leadership
under the exec. branch but not part of the exec. dept.
independent of all branches
created by congress as a part of the legislative branch
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Tennessee Valley Authority
government corporation
government asscociation
administrative branch
8
Which of the following statements about the executive dept. is true?
Ex. depts. employ all people working for the exec. branch
leaders of the exec. depts. work their way up
exec.depts. contain smaller groups focused on specific tasks
exec. depts. have remained unchanged since WWII
9
raising taxes to fight inflation is:
discretionary spending
fiscal policy
progressive tax
federal debt
10
financing a new dam
discretionary spending
mandatory spending
11
Which of the following is a key goal of government corporations?
to make a profit and add to gov't revenue
to perform a function that private enterprise cant provide
to provide competition for monopoly enterprises
to regulate private enterprise for the good of the public
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federal income tax
regressive tax
progressive tax
13
work organization featuring division of labor and formal rules and structure
deficit
bureaucracy
government corporation
spoils system
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cumulative sum of money that the gov't has borrowed and not repaid
regressive tax
federal debt
independent executive agency
fiscal policy
15
A bureaucracy has a clear, formal structure, a division of labor, and:
a cabinet-level department head
accomplishes a set
provides goods and services for the public
operates under a set of rules and procedures
16
The spoils system led to which problem?
presidents lacked the power to appoint qualified people
only friends of the president could work for the gov't
the federal bureaucracy was inexperienced and inefficient
political appointees rewarded the administration
17
Independent regulatory commissions must have boards that are _____. (members from both parties)
equal opportunity employers
partisan
discretionary
bipartisan
18
gap that occurs when annual expenses exceed annual revenue
debt
fiscal gap
fiscal policy
deficit
19
The Dept. of Homeland Security was created in response to domestic dangers during WWII.
False
True
20
The practice of giving gov't jobs as rewards to political supporters
fiscal policy
independent executive agency
spoils system
monetary policy
21
Congress must approve the budgets of the executive departments.
true
false
22
What is the job of independent regulatory commissions?
providing independent judicial review
administering gov't finances in a particular area
setting and enforcing rules/ regulate the economy
regulating quasi-legislative responsibility
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executive department with the largest budget
Dept of Health and Human Services
Dept of Treasury
Dept of Veterans Affairs
Department of Defense
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Spending on Medicare is and example of discretionary spending.
False
True
