6.3 Review

Which type of independent agency is organized like executive departments with subunits and a single head, but does not have Cabinet status?

• Independent regulatory commissions

• Government corporations

• Independent executive agencies

• Civil service agencies

Which independent executive agency oversees the nation’s space programs and has led to numerous advances in the civilian realm?

• NASA (National Space and Aeronautics Administration)

• Selective Service System

• U.S. Postal Service

• OPM (Office of Personnel Management)

What is the main function of the Selective Service System, an independent executive agency?

• Managing the nation's space programs

• Hiring and promoting civilian career workers

• Managing the draft or required military service

• Carrying out certain business-like activities

Which type of independent agency exists outside of presidential control and has quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial powers?

• Independent executive agencies

• Government corporations

• Independent regulatory commissions

• Civil service agencies

What is the unique characteristic of independent regulatory commissions?

• They are quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial

• They have Cabinet status

• They carry out business-like activities

• They are organized like executive departments

Which agency is an example of a government corporation that carries out certain business-like activities?

• NASA (National Space and Aeronautics Administration)

• Selective Service System

• U.S. Postal Service

• OPM (Office of Personnel Management)

What was the main purpose of the civil service, which bases hiring and promotion on merit?

• To manage the draft or required military service

• To carry out business-like activities

• To oversee the nation’s space programs

• To end the patronage system

When did the first national draft occur in the United States?

• 1880

• 1973

• 1940

• 1917

What is the main function of the U.S. Postal Service, a government corporation?

• Carrying out certain business-like activities

• Overseeing the nation’s space programs

• Hiring and promoting civilian career workers

• Managing the draft or required military service

What is the major source of military personnel in the United States between 1940 and 1973?

• NASA

• The draft

• OPM

• Civil service