Chapter 7: The Executive Branch



Chapter 7: The Executive BranchObjective(s)7.1: The federal bureaucracy includes all the organizations and agencies of the executive branch. The civil service system is used to place qualified civilians into positions within the agencies of the federal bureaucracy.7.2: Executive departments and independent agencies provide key services and regulate important industries for the American people.7.3: By collecting taxes and borrowing money, the federal government is able to generate the funds it needs to run the nation. The government then assigns these funds to create a federal budget for the upcoming year.Essential QuestionsEQ: What are the functions of the executive departments and independent agencies? _____________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________?HOQ: How is the bureaucracy organized and how do decisions made by executive agencies impact individuals and groups outside of government? _____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________HOQ: What is the relationship between the Executive branch and the Legislative and Judicial branches and how has this relationship evolved? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________Reading Focus1. What is the federal bureaucracy? ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________2. What is the civil service, and how has it changed over the years? ___________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________1. What is the purpose of the executive departments? ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________2. What are the primary functions of executive departments today? ____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________3. What are independent agencies? _____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________4. What are some issues regarding power and accountability in the federal bureaucracy? ___________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________1. How does the federal government pay for its operations? _________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________2. What are the two types of government spending? ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________3. How does the federal budget process work? ____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________4. How do fiscal and monetary policy affect the nation’s economy? ___________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________? Vocabularybureaucracy- ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ bureaucrats- _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ civil service- ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ spoils system- ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ independent agencies-_______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ independent executive agencies- _______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ independent regulatory commissions- ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ bipartisan- ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ ?government corporations- ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ income tax- _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ progressive tax- ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ payroll tax- _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ regressive tax-_____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ proportional tax-____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ bond- ____________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ federal debt- _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ mandatory spending- ________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ discretionary spending _______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ fiscal policy- _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ monetary policy- ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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