Name_________________________________ Period_______
1. List three inherent characteristics of a bureaucracy. (pg.436)
a.
b.
c.
2. Explain the primary function of each of the follwing members of the White House Staff. (pgs.412-413)
Chief of Staff
National Security Advisor (NSA)
Press Secretary
Legislative Liason Staff
Legal Counsel
3. Explain the primary function of each of the following branches of the Executive office of the President. (pg.413)
National Security Council (NSC) - includes the NSA, Vice President, Secretaries of State and Defence, CIA director, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Council of Economic Advisors (CEA)
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
4. Explain the primary function of each of the following. (pg.438)
Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Operational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
5. Americans tend to mistrust the government in general but like it when it specifically benefits them. Give a specific example explaining how each of the following groups benefit from "big government". (pg.440)
farmers
unions
medical researchers (pg.439)
6. Explain the primary function of each of the following government bodies. (pg.442-443)
Cabinet Departments
Regulatory Commissions (ex.FCC)
Government Corporations
Independent Agencies (ex. EPA)
7. Explain why presidents have so little control over the bureaucracy. (pgs.445-446)
bureaucrat
civil service
regulation
deregulation
issue network (pg.609)
iron triangle (pg.610)