An Independent Agency Is an Executive Branch Organization That

question 59

Multiple Choice

An independent agency is an executive branch organization that

• A)is part of a Cabinet-level department.
• B)charges fees to consumers but carries out governmental responsibilities.
• C)is established by Congress but not part of a Cabinet-level department.
• D)is established by the president without congressional approval.

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Definitions:

Jim Crow

Laws and practices enforcing racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans, particularly in the southern United States, from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.

Minstrel Shows

A form of entertainment in the 19th and early 20th centuries in America that stereotypically depicted African Americans through blackface performances.

Forty Acres and a Mule

A promise made during the Civil War to freed slaves, representing a plan for reparations by granting them land to ensure their independence and viability after emancipation, which was largely unfulfilled.

William Sherman

A Union general during the American Civil War famed for his March to the Sea, significantly impacting the southern Confederate states.