Exploring Government (Ray Notgrass) Unit 8 Quiz

The heads of the executive departments are collectively known as the __________.

• Cabinet

• Interior

• Secretaries

• Justice

The executive department that oversees our relations with other countries is the __________.

• Postal Service

• Federal Reserve

• State

• Homeland Security

The head of the __________ Department is the attorney general.

• State

• Interior

• Housing and Urban Development

• Justice

The executive department that develops natural resources and manages national parks is the Department of the __________ .

• Housing and Urban Development

• Interior

• Health and Human Services

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The agency that collects weather data and issues weather forecasts is the __________ .

• Postal Service

• Interior

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Cabinet

The Department of __________ makes rental property more available to the poor through rent subsidies.

• Housing and Urban Development

• Homeland Security

• Interior

• State

The Department of __________ accounts for about one-fourth of federal spending.

• State

• Federal Reserve

• Postal Service

• Health and Human Services

The disaster on September 11, 2001 prompted the creation of the Department of __________ .

• Homeland Security

• Housing and Urban Development

• Justice

• State

The __________ System is America's Central Bank.

• Postal Service

• Interior

• Health and Human Services

• Federal Reserve

The United States __________ is a semi-private government corporation.

• Postal Service

• Cabinet

• Health and Human Services

• State