Independent Agencies Agencies and Commissions Executive Departments More Departments How Congress Works 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

-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 Pro-tempore 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