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Government chp.7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to manage or direct | Administrate |
| a group of non-elected government officials or offices | Bureaucracy |
| a structure that has a large, square base in which each side meets at a point at the top | Pyramid |
| Definite; accurate | Specific |
| What are the four different titles for the 75 independent agencies? | 1. Agencies 2. Commissions 3. Boards 4. Administrations |
| manufactured objects that travel around the earth in outer space ; they are used to send information | Communication satellites |
| Freedom of private business to operate without government interference | Free enterprise |
| the location one the airwaves that a radio or television uses | Frequency |
| between or connection two or more states | Interstate |
| having to do with energy produced from atoms | Nuclear |
| substances that release harmful radiation | Radioactive material |
| an agency that enforces rules and regulations | Regulatory commission |
| to prevent unfair trade practices that would harm the free enterprise system, like price fixing, false labeling, and advertising taht makes untrue claims (FTC) | Federal Trade Commission |
| controls who can have a license to broadcast information over the airwaves and what frequencies may be used, as well as making sure good communication is available to the public (FCC) | Federal Communications Commission |
| see that nuclear power plants operate safely (NRC) | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| to see that employees are treated fairly by their employers and by labor organizations, and to hold secret ballot elections when employees vote on whether they wish to be represented by a labor organization (NLRB) | National Labor Relation Board |
| helped develop peaceful uses for out space (NASA) | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| protects the country’s environment (EPA) | Environmental Protection Agency |
| employs more than 65,000 people and the money that is made most commonly goes to the retired or disabled (SSA) | Social Security Administration |
| encourages art and literature (NFAH) | National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities |
| insures money deposited in banks (FDIC) | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| operates and protects the nation’s mail (USPS) | United States Postal Service |
| the purpose of this independent agency is to bring peace and friendship between the United States and other Countries | Peace Corps |
| the science of designing, building, and flying aircraft | Aeronautics |
| without money; declared legally unable to pay one’s bills | Bankrupt |
| discussion between people who hold opposite views | Controversy |
| a gift given to a person or organization to provide income | Endowment |
| to play a game for money or property | Gamble |
| a gift of money to be used for a certain purpose | Grant |
| study of human thought and experience in literature, history, music, and art | Humanities |
| government medical inusurance for people over 65 | Medicarev |
Created by:
Livi Loo