| Question | Answer |
| What are Federal Civil Servants known as? | bureaucrats |
| Where do ambassadors work? | in embassies |
| Who is a high level trusted presidential adviser on many matters especially foreign policy? | Secretary of State |
| What department is responsible for foreign policy? | Department of State |
| What department is responsible for national finance? | Department of the Treasury |
| What department includes the National Park Service? | Department of Interior |
| What does the National Park Service and its broader department do? | protect public lands |
| What department conducts the census? | Department of Commerce |
| What department used to be called the Department of War? | Department of Defense |
| What department helps students with disabilities? | Department of Education |
| What are some examples of Independent Agencies? | NASA, CIA, EPA, GSA` |
| What are businesses the Federal Government runs called? | government corporations |
| What is an example of a government corporation? | TVA |
| What agencies establish rules for industry and business? | regulatory commissions |
| What term refers to reducing the power of regulatory agencies? | deregulate |
| What do we call the process of Federal purchasing? | procurement |
| What has Congress worked hard to do with Federal purchasing? | simplify the process |
| What do you call the practice of successful politicians rewarding followers with government jobs? | spoils system |
| What do we call the process of government employment based on examinations and merit? | civil service system |
| What did the Pendleton Act establish? | civil service system |
| What agency administers examinations for the bureaucracy? | Office of Personnel Management |
| What agency posts federal jobs? | Federal Job Information Center |
| What are some example of ratings for government jobs? | GS-1, GS-11 |
| What law placed limits on federal employee involvement in election campaigns? | Hatch Act |
| What law reorganized the civil service? | Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 |
| What lists jobs not considered to be standard civil service jobs that each new President gets to fill? | plum book |
| What are some examples of regular civil service jobs? | embassy workers, postal workers, procurement officers |
| Who has most of the real power over daily government operations? | career civil servants (non-political appointments) |
| What law allows disabled workers to be paid by the government? | Social Security Act |
| Who argued he would be "reinventing government"? | President Clinton |
| What political situation led to the development of NASA and the Peace Corps? | Cold War |
| What are some examples of client groups for various bureaucratic agencies? | farmers, businesspeople, workers |
| In the 1990s, what did the Republican Congress implement? | Contract with America |
| What are Congress' two tools for influencing the federal bureaucracy? | legislation and budget-making |
| Who is a famous DEA agent? | Heidi Landgraf |
| Whose job within the bureaucracy is it to promote good relations with Congress? | liaison officers |
| What do you call Congress' budget-making power? | Power of the Purse |
| What is a close relationship between a federal agency, a client group, and a congressional committee called? | Iron Triangle |
| Which part of the bureaucracy would complete an iron triangle with the American Legion and the House Committee on Veteran's Affairs? | Veterans' Administration or VA |
| What is an order to stop an action or to enforce a rule called? | injunction |
