USA Government Departments Test

20 Questions | By Naynik9591 | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 76

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Do you know how the federal government of the United States works? Do you know about different government departments and sectors? This is a USA government department test, with questions focusing on different branches of the government. Take this quiz to know more.

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1.

A ____________________ is a large, complex, hierarchically structured administrative organization that carries out specific functions.
2.

All in all, the 3 levels of government employ about ____ percent of the civilian labor force.
3.

As an average citizen, you will give about ________ percent of your income to federal, state, and local governments.
4.

The fifteen executive departments (Cabinet) are directly accountable to ______________.
5.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Prisons are subagencies of the ______________ Department.
6.

The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Mint are subagencies of the ______________ Department.
7.

The ________________ Department grants patents and trademarks; conducts the national census, and monitors the weather.
8.

A _______________________ agency is independent in the ssense that it is not located within an executive department.
9.

A new federal independent executive agency can be created through join cooperation between _________________ and ________________.
10.

________________________________ agencies create and implement rules that regulate private activity and protect the public interest in a particular sector of the economy.
11.

The C.I.A., the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are ______________________________________.
12.

A ______________________________ is an agency of the government that is run like a busincess enterprise.
13.

The list of federal agency positions that are filled by appointments in published after each presidential election is the _________________.
14.

The rank and file bureaucrats obtain their jobs through ___________________________________.
15.

______________________ is a government corporation.
16.

The __________________________ established the principle of governement employment on the basis of merit through open, competitive examinations.
17.

A ______________________ made by a regulatory agency is as legally binding as a law passed by Congress.
18.

To create an administrative agency, Congress passes ______________ legislation, which specifies the name, purpose, composition, and powers of the agency being created.
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_______________________ is the application of technical skills to jobs without regart to political issues.
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A ________________________ is a three-way alliance among legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups to make or preserve policies that benefit their respective interests.