A | B |
bureaucracy | an organization with several levels |
administrative | manage or direct |
regulatory commission | an agency that enforces rules and regulations |
Federal Trade Commission | protects people against price fixing, false labeling, and false advertising |
Federal Communications Commission | Regulates radio and television stations. |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission | Ensures that nuclear powerplants and radiocative material are handled safely |
Emergency Alert System | A new, national system for alerting people of severe weather and accidents |
NAtional Labor Relations Board | Ensures employees and union members are treated fairly |
NASA | develops peaceful uses for outer space |
Environmental Protection Agency | protects the country's environment |
Social Security Administration | Handles health care and medical services for people who are elderly or disabled |
Arts | includes theaters, museums, music, painting,dance, and photography |
FDIC | insures money deposited into banks |
US Postal Service | operate's and protects the nation's mail |
Peace Corps | a agency that is determined to bring about peace and friendship between the United States and other countries |
Civil Service Exam | a test that people must take before they begin to work for the govornment |