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I: What is the Federal Bureaucracy? A: The agencies and employees of the Executive Branch.

Unit 5 Explain how the United States Constitution grants and limits the authority of public officials and government agencies. I: What is the Federal Bureaucracy? A: The agencies and employees of the Executive Branch. A: The agencies and employees of the Executive Branch.

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I: What is the Federal Bureaucracy? A: The agencies and employees of the Executive Branch.

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  1. Unit 5Explain how the United States Constitution grants and limits the authority of public officials and government agencies. I: What is the Federal Bureaucracy? A: The agencies and employees of the Executive Branch.

  2. A: The agencies and employees of the Executive Branch • I. Carry out laws and programs that the Congress has created. • II. Types of Agencies: • 1. Regulatory Agencies regulate, or police, the activities of organizations, or protect the public. • a. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules for TV and radio stations • b. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)- prevents air and water pollution • c. Occupational Safety and Health Adm. (OSHA)-makes sure workplaces are safe.

  3. Other Agencies include • d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- makes sure that food, drugs, cosmetics are pure, effective, and truthfully labeled. • e. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)- ensures safety with airlines. • f. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)- Regulates financial markets (stock markets), stoop dishonest investment practices.

  4. Can you name these agencies? • BBB • TSA • NTSB • FBI • CIA • DEA • NLRB • CDC

  5. 2. Executive Agencies- Independent of presidential control. Deal with certain specialized areas within the government. • A. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (NASA) 1. operates the space program B. Federal Reserve System (the FED)1. Regulates our economy and our money supply. Makes sure that there is not too much money out there for people to spend. C. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. D. Internal Revenue Service: Handles the collection of taxes and tax evasion.

  6. 3. Government Corporations: Government owned or sponsored companies. Operate as private corporations • A: US Postal Service • B: Federal National Mortgage Association (known as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae) • C: Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS) • D: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

  7. 4. Presidents Cabinet: Advisory Group chosen by president to help accomplish the work of the executive branch. • Dept. of State • Dept. of Treasury • Dept. of Defense • Dept. of Justice • Dept. of Interior • Dept. Agriculture • Dept. of Commerce • Dept. of Labor • Dept. Health and Human Services • Dept. of House and Urban Development • Dept. of Transportation • Dept. of Energy • Dept. of Education • Dept. Veterans Affairs • Dept. Of Homeland Security- newest cabinet post- 2002

  8. People who work for agencies within the federal government are called the federal bureaucracy. • Executive department top leadership jobs go to political appointees –people whom the president has chosen because they have proven abilities or were supporters of the election campaign. These people are political appointees and leave when new administrations take over. • 90% of all national gov. employees are civilservice workers. They have permanent employment thru the civil service system.

  9. Before 1883- Spoils System was in place. • Each new president chose people as a reward for political support. All old workers were replaced with new workers. • “To the victor belong the spoils (jobs)” • President James Garfield was assassinated by a disgruntled man who was denied a job under the system. Public outrage led Congress to pass the Pendleton Act in 1883.

  10. Pendleton Act- Civil Service Reform Act • The reform act placed limits on the number of jobs a new president could create to backers and friends. • The Office of Personnel Management directs and sets standards for govt. employees. • Merit System: employees must pass the Civil Service exam to be qualified for employment

  11. Group Activity • Read the Federal Bureaucracy Background Essay and answer the questions on the Graphic Organizer. • Complete the Examples of Federal Regulation activity. • Team Captain- Reads the regulation’s descriptions • Runner- Reads the supporter’s comments • Reader- Reads the Critic’s comments • Secretary- records the groups answers on discussion guide

  12. Ticket Out: • Everyone should complete the alphabet soup matching worksheet.

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