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What is the largest organizational unit in the federal bureaucracy?
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The Cabinet Departments
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Cabinet secretaries are appointed by ______ and confirmed by _______ .
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Cabinet secretaries are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
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How long can political appointees in the federal bureaucracy remain in office?
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They may remain in office until a new president is elected into office.
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What does the Hatch Act do?
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The Hatch Act stated that federal employees cannot be directly involved in partisan political campaigns. The new revision in 1993 states that employees can contribute to partisan campaigns and can run for office in non-political campaigns.
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What is an example of an independent executive agency?
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NASA
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What is an example of a government corporation?
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TVA and Amtrak
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What is the main purpose served by government corporations?
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They are made to perform services for citizens that normal business' won't perform. Such as the TVA providing power for appalachia.
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What is the definition of a bureaucracy?
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The thousands of federal government agencies and institutions that implement and administer federal laws and programs.
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What law introduced the civil service system?
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The Pendleton Act of 1883 implement the civil service system, also known as the merit system.
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Under the spoils system, who was awarded jobs in the federal bureaucracy?
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Under the spoils system friends and loyalists who helped the candidate get elected were awarded with federal bureaucracy jobs.
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What department was one of the first executive branch departments in the U.S. government?
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The department of war (known as defense), the treasury department, and department of state.
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identify and example of a bureaucratic organization with the federal government.
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An example of a bureaucratic organization would be the environmental protection agency (EPA).
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How did the Pendleton Act reform the system of hiring and firing federal employees?
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The Pendleton Act of 1883 changed the former patronage/spoils system to the new merit system, also known as the civil service system. The spoils system awarded people with federal positions for being a part of their own political party, whereas the civil service system granted positions based on merit.
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What is the major purpose of an independent regulatory commission?
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It is an agency outside the major executive departments and its main purpose is to regulate certain economic aspects. An example of this is called the Federal Trade Commission.
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How did Americans' attitudes about the role of government change as a result of the Great Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal?
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The American people strongly suported these government programs because of the desperate nature the the nation was in because of the Great Depression. Most people were strongly in favor of the new economic programs that the government was implementing.
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Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt create hundreds of new government agencies?
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FDR implemented many new programs in order combat the rising unemployment due to the great depression.
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What is a goal common to both the Pendleton Act and the Hatch Act?
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Both acts contain regulations on federal employees. The Pendleton Act regulates who can become a federal bureaucrat, and the Hatch Act regulates what federal bureaucrats can do while in office.
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What are the consequences of the spoils, or patronage, system?
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The spoils system and the patronage system can become corrupt when political leaders start using it to gain power/funding.
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What event served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act?
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President Garfileds assasination served as a catalyst for the creation of the Pendleton Act of 1883.
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What factors contributed to the growth of the federal bureaucracy during the 20th century?
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The First World War, the Great Depression and world war two.
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