Quiz: On the Federal Payroll

December 13, 2010

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Approximately how many federal civilian workers are there?
1. 1 million
2. 2 million
3. 6 million
4. 12 million
Which part of the federal government employs the most civilian workers?
1. Executive departments
2. Legislative branch
3. Judicial branch
4. Independent agencies
Which executive department has the largest annual budget?
1. Defense
2. State
3. Veterans Affairs
4. Health and Human Services
Which executive department employs the most federal civilian workers?
1. Treasury
2. Defense
3. Justice
4. Homeland Security
True or false: Approximately 85 percent of federal employees work in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
1. True
2. False
What is the average annual salary of a civilian federal employee?
1. $51,000
2. $74,000
3. $132,000
4. $202,000
How much of a pay increase did federal employees receive this year?
1. 1.9 percent
2. 3.2 percent
3. 6.1 percent
4. 8.3 percent
According to President Obama, how much money will be saved over two years by freezing federal workers' pay?
1. $1 billion
2. $5 billion
3. $15 billion
4. $30 billion
True or false: The federal government is the largest employer in the country.
1. True
2. False
What law bans federal workers from engaging in partisan political behavior?
1. Tucker Act
2. Wunderlich Act
3. Hatch Act
4. Pendleton Act

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The Cato Institute's figure of $123,00 was the total compensation package which included worker benefits plus actual salary.

Chad G of DC 9:31AM December 15, 2010

Where did you get your figure for average salary, question 6? The CATO institute, etc put out a figure that the average salary was approximately $105,000 which has made a lot of headlines. Your number seems more reasonable.

Roy Schwenke of OR 12:43PM December 14, 2010