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28 Cards in this Set
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How are staff agencies and line agencies different?
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Staff agencies serve in a support capacity.
Line agencies are directly responsible for administering specific programs. |
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In the Executive Branch of government, what is the title DEPARTMENT reserved for?
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Only agencies of cabinet rank.
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What can the federal government NOT tax?
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Exports
Churches |
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Why is the federal budget important?
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It determines which public programs will have money to operate.
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When the President appoints people to Cabinet posts, who must approve the appointments?
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U.S. Senate
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What percentage of Federal spending goes to pay interest on the national debt?
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20% or one dollar out of every five
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When the government spends more than they take in, what is that called?
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Deficit spending or deficit financing
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Is NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) a cabinet post, a regulatory commission, or an independent agency?
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Independent agency
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What are the characteristics of a bureaucracy?
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Officials at the top control those below
There are formal rules of operation Each worker has defined responsibilities |
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What are two of the largest categories of Federal spending?
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Entitlements (such as Social Security)
and Interest on the public debt |
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Where does the largest source of government revenue come from?
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Income tax
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What is the main function of the National Security Council?
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To advise the President on all aspects of the nation's security.
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Why can the Executive Branch of the federal government be classified as a bureaucracy?
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Because it is a large, complex organization based on specific principles. It has a hierarchy, a defined set of rules, and specific worker responsibilities.
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What does the Executive Office of the President consist of?
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White House Office
Office of Management & Budget Council of Economic Advisers National Security Council Office of Nat'l. Drug Control Policy |
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Which president's assassination led to the formation of the civil service?
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James Garfield
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Who initiates the federal budget?
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President
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What does a gift have to be worth in order to make you liable for a gift tax?
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$11,000 in any one year
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What was the civil service created to ensure?
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Hiring and promotion based on merit.
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The public debt today is measure in ____________ of dollars.
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Trillions
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Corporate and individual income taxes are considered ____________ taxes,
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Progressive.
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What were the original three cabinet departments set up by Congress in 1789?
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Departments of State, Treasury, and War (now the Department of Defense)
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What is it called when government jobs are handed to friends, families, or supporters?
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Patronage
or The Spoils System |
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What do employees in the White House Office do?
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Advise and support the President
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Can Congress borrow money to cover crises situations?
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YUP!
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What is another name for the Civil Service Act?
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The Pendleton Act
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What effect would a new war have on federal spending?
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Dramatic increase.
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Where does Congress get the power to borrow money?
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The Constitution
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Why does Congress have to approve the President's budge?
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It is part of the checks and balance system.
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