Ap Flashcards

7906912988	Government Corp	Buisinesses established by Congress to perform functions that private businesses could provide.	0
7906937718	Independent Regulatory Commission	An entity created by congress outside a major executive department that regulates specific interest or economic activity.	1
7906956351	Independent executive agencies	Gov units that closely resemble a cabinet department but have narrow areas of responsibility and perform services rather than regulatory functions	2
7906970196	Cabinet Departments	Major administrative units with responsibility for a broad area of gov operations.	3
7906987557	Hatch Act	1939 act to prohibit civil servants from taking activists roles in partisan campaigns. Prohibited fed employees from making political contributions.	4
7907030243	Pendleton Act	Reform measure that established the principle of federal employment on the basis of open competitive exams	5
7907050579	Merit System	System of employment based on qualifications, tests, and abilities.	6
7907061949	Spoils System	Firing of public office holders of a defeated political party to replace them with loyalists of a new party.	7