Mack Gov 10 Rvw
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| What are Federal Civil Servants known as? | bureaucrats
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| Where do ambassadors work? | in embassies
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| Who is a high level trusted presidential adviser on many matters especially foreign policy? | Secretary of State
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| What department is responsible for foreign policy? | Department of State
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| What department is responsible for national finance? | Department of the Treasury
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| What department includes the National Park Service? | Department of Interior
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| What does the National Park Service and its broader department do? | protect public lands
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| What department conducts the census? | Department of Commerce
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| What department used to be called the Department of War? | Department of Defense
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| What department helps students with disabilities? | Department of Education
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| What are some examples of Independent Agencies? | NASA, CIA, EPA, GSA`
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| What are businesses the Federal Government runs called? | government corporations
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| What is an example of a government corporation? | TVA
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| What agencies establish rules for industry and business? | regulatory commissions
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| What term refers to reducing the power of regulatory agencies? | deregulate
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| What do we call the process of Federal purchasing? | procurement
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| What has Congress worked hard to do with Federal purchasing? | simplify the process
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| What do you call the practice of successful politicians rewarding followers with government jobs? | spoils system
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| What do we call the process of government employment based on examinations and merit? | civil service system
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| What did the Pendleton Act establish? | civil service system
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| What agency administers examinations for the bureaucracy? | Office of Personnel Management
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| What agency posts federal jobs? | Federal Job Information Center
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| What are some example of ratings for government jobs? | GS-1, GS-11
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| What law placed limits on federal employee involvement in election campaigns? | Hatch Act
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| What law reorganized the civil service? | Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
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| What lists jobs not considered to be standard civil service jobs that each new President gets to fill? | plum book
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| What are some examples of regular civil service jobs? | embassy workers, postal workers, procurement officers
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| Who has most of the real power over daily government operations? | career civil servants (non-political appointments)
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| What law allows disabled workers to be paid by the government? | Social Security Act
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| Who argued he would be "reinventing government"? | President Clinton
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| What political situation led to the development of NASA and the Peace Corps? | Cold War
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| What are some examples of client groups for various bureaucratic agencies? | farmers, businesspeople, workers
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| In the 1990s, what did the Republican Congress implement? | Contract with America
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| What are Congress' two tools for influencing the federal bureaucracy? | legislation and budget-making
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| Who is a famous DEA agent? | Heidi Landgraf
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| Whose job within the bureaucracy is it to promote good relations with Congress? | liaison officers
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| What do you call Congress' budget-making power? | Power of the Purse
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| What is a close relationship between a federal agency, a client group, and a congressional committee called? | Iron Triangle
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| 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
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| What is an order to stop an action or to enforce a rule called? | injunction
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