An independent agency is an executive branch organization that is part of a cabinet-level department

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An independent agency is an executive branch organization that

is part of a cabinet-level department.

is not part of a cabinet-level department.

charges fees to consumers but carries out governmental responsibilities.

is established by the federal judiciary without congressional approval.

 

Public bureaucracies are powerful because

they are not subject to control by the president or Congress.

legislatures, chief executives, and the people delegate vast power to them to make sure a particular job is done.

their actions cannot be overturned or challenged by courts.

they have the power of both "the purse" and "the sword."

 

The Freedom of Information Act is designed to

prevent inefficiency and waste in government management.

lead to quicker filing of habeas corpus petitions.

make more national security documents available to the public.

expand the freedom of speech granted to government employees.

 

U.S. attorneys are

appointed by the president.

assigned on a case-by-case basis by the Supreme Court.

hired by the Department of Justice after a series of civil service examinations.

selected at random from a pool of qualified federal prosecutors.

 

Virtually all military hardware is produced

by the State Department.

by state and local governments.

by the Department of Defense.

on a privatized basis by private contractors.