How Congress
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Departments
Independent
Agencies
Agencies and
Commissions
Executive
Departments
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-This independent agency that
oversees the pension
program for the elderly and
the disabled.
Row 1---100 Question
-Social Security
Row 1---100 Answer
-This executive agency that
works to collect information
about foreign nations.
Row 1---200 Question
-CIA
Row 1---200 Answer
-This executive agency works
to protect the environment?
Row 1---300 Question
-EPA
Row 1---300 Answer
-This is a group of independent
agencies whose job is to
control certain industries or
parts of the economy?
Row 1---400 Question
-Regulatory
Commissions
Row 1---400 Answer
-This commission controls the
nation’s banking system?
Row 1---500 Question
-Federal Reserve
Row 1---500 Answer
-This commission controls the
activities of the media?
Row 2---100 Question
-FCC
Row 2---100 Answer
-These are government
agencies that operate like a
private business such as the
Postal System?
Row 2---200 Question
-Government
Corporations
Row 2---200 Answer
-This government corporation
provides passenger train
service between major cities?
Row 2---300 Question
-AMTRAK
Row 2---300 Answer
-This agency oversees our
space exploration program?
Row 2---400 Question
-NASA
Row 2---400 Answer
-This commission oversees the
safety of products sold to
consumers?
Row 2---500 Question
-Consumer Product
Safety Commission
Row 2---500 Answer
-What does USDA stand for?
Row 3---100 Question
-US Dept of
AGRICULTURE
Row 3---100 Answer
-This department promotes
business and trade?
Row 3---200 Question
-Commerce Dept
Row 3---200 Answer
-This is a legal process for
registering an invention so
others can not copy it?
Row 3---300 Question
-patent
Row 3---300 Answer
-This is the legal term for
registering a
symbol/slogan/name for your
company?
Row 3---400 Question
-trademark
Row 3---400 Answer
-Which part of the Labor
Department protects the
safety of workers on the job?
Row 3---500 Question
-OSHA
Row 3---500 Answer
-This agency is responsible for
investigating the causes of
disease?
Row 4---100 Question
-CDC
Row 4---100 Answer
-This agency makes sure that
additives to our food and the
medicines we take are safe?
Row 4---200 Question
-FDA
Row 4---200 Answer
-What does HUD stand for?
Row 4---300 Question
-Housing and Urban
Development
Row 4---300 Answer
-What is the VA?
Row 4---400 Question
-Veteran’s
Administration
Row 4---400 Answer
-This newest department
oversees the security of
Americans in the aftermath of
the 9-11 terrorist attacks?
Row 4---500 Question
-Homeland Security
Row 4---500 Answer
-Which part of Congress has
more rules to follow in their
daily work?
Row 5---100 Question
-House
Row 5---100 Answer
-These people are members of
each political party who are
responsible for preliminary
voting intentions and trying to
influence party members to
vote as a group on important
issues.
Row 5---200 Question
-party whips
Row 5---200 Answer
-This person is the leader of
the House of Representatives
and has great power in setting
the agenda for the House of
Representatives.
Row 5---300 Question
-Speaker of the
House
Row 5---300 Answer
-This person is the mostly
symbolic position given to the
longest serving Senator from
the majority party.
Row 5---400 Question
-President Protempore
Row 5---400 Answer
-This is a term that refers to
how long a member has been in
Congress and is important in
assigning committee
memberships?
Row 5---500 Question
-seniority
Row 5---500 Answer