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Bellringer. What is a bureaucracy? What are the 3 characteristics of a bureaucracy? Why do we have a bureaucracy?. Roles and Responsibilities of Bureaucracy G-U3-L6.
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Bellringer • What is a bureaucracy? • What are the 3 characteristics of a bureaucracy? • Why do we have a bureaucracy?
Roles and Responsibilities of Bureaucracy G-U3-L6 Compare and contrast the organization and responsibilities of independent regulatory agencies, government corporations, and executive agencies. b. Explain the functions of the Cabinet.
Review • The three different structures that exist within the Federal Bureaucracy: 1. Executive Office of the President 2. Executive Departments (headed by a Cabinet member)_ 3. Independent Agencies • The Executive Office of the President is comprised of various offices that support the president’s and country’s needs • The Cabinet works to support the president and to head domestic and foreign administrative offices within the White House
Executive Office of the Presidency • An umbrella agency to help the President execute his role. • Established by Congress is 1939 • Agencies within the EOP: • White House Office • Homeland Security • National Security Council • Office of Management and Budget • Council of Economic Agencies
What is the Cabinet? • The cabinet is an informal advisory brought together by the President to serve his needs. • There are now 15 cabinet posts • The newest cabinent post is the Department of Homeland Security, created after 9/11/01
Cabinet: Nominating and Choosing Members • President-elect selects candidates for heads of departments • May “leak” names to media to test public opinion • Senate holds confirmation hearings after the President officially appoints someone to office
The Cabinet’s Role • 2 Main Roles: as individuals, they head one of the executive departments, and as a group they are an advisor to the President • Different Presidents have different views of how much advice they should take from the cabinet heads
Women and Minorities in the Cabinet • Comparatively, there have been more white males appointed to cabinet members instead of women and minorities • First woman: Frances T. Perkins (selected by FDR) • Colin Powell, Alberto Gonzales, Condoleeza Rice, and Margaret Spellings have been heads of cabinets
Closing • How do Executive Departments and the Cabinet help the president? • Use examples from your work session activity and notes!