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American Government Q10
This is a review of the A Beka curriculum 12th grade American Government Quiz 10.
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12th Grade
10/13/2014

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bureaucracy
Definition
a large, complex organization made up of appointed officials
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patronage
Definition
the swapping of political support for a government position
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merit
Definition
the ability to do the job
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Pendleton Act of 1883
Definition
created the Civil Service Commission for the purpose of distributing government jobs based on merit
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Chester Arthur
Definition
Who supported the Pendleton Act?
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New Deal
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a collection of legislative propsals aimed at providing socialist benefits such as government financed pensions and health care
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departments
Definition
The _____ are the closest to the President and therefore are most subject to his direct control.
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independent agencies
Definition
The _____ either perform a single function or regulate some aspect of society.
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government corporations
Definition
The _____ are the businesses, some of them monopolies, of the federal government.
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Cabinet; secretaries
Definition
The fifteen heads of the executive departments form the President's _____. These department heads are called _____.
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independent executive agencies
Definition
Agencies that tend to have a single function and report directly to the President are called _____.
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independent regulatory agencies
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Other agencies that have been created by Congress to regulate some area of American life are called _____.
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statutory laws
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Laws created by legislatures are called _____.
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slip laws
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The first legal statutory publications are called _____.
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regulation
Definition
The process of rule making is called _____.
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government corporation
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The newest type of federal agency that is a public company that operates a quasi-business enterprise.
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administrative-law judges (ALJs)
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A special group of judges who preside over informal, little-publicized cases arising out of agency decisions.
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ALJs
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Who have been referred to as the "hidden judiciary"?
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free enterprise system
Definition
One area of American life that is seriously threatened is our _____.
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deficit spending
Definition
The government annually spends more than it receives in revenue.
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