Question

6) Select the best answer.

____ are much smaller than executive departments in size.

Government corporations

The federal courts

Regulatory commissions

Independent agencies



7) Select the best answer.

How do independent agencies differ from the Cabinet in authority?

Their regulations are equal to legislated law.

Independent agencies do not answer to any authority.

They answer to the legislative branch, not the executive.

They report directly to the President, not an executive department.



8) Select the best answer.

Which bureaucratic group has the most political prestige?

Cabinet departments

independent agencies

government corporations

regulatory commissions



9) Select the THREE key tasks of all government agencies.

enforcement of diplomatic decisions

creation of regulations

administration of policy

adjudication of rules

contribute to national defense

surveillance of citizens’ actions



10) Select the best answer.

Why is agency capture a problem for regulatory commissions?

Industries often ignore agency rules and regulations.

An industry business might be able to influence agency employees to rule in its interest.

More people would rather work for a business than a government agency.

It is illegal for industry leaders to talk with government agencies.

Answer 1

6) Independent agencies

7) Their regulations are equal to legislated law.

8) Cabinet departments

9) Creation of regulations; administration of policy; adjudication of rules

10) An industry business might be able to influence agency employees to rule in its interest.