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Getting back in the swing of things…

1. Dana receives $30 for her birthday and $15 for cleaning the garage. If she spends $16 on a CD, how much money does she have left? A: $29 B: $27 C: $24 D: $12. Getting back in the swing of things…. 2. Ephemeral most nearly means: A. Short lived B. mythical C. Dead D. Exceptional.

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Getting back in the swing of things…

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  1. 1. Dana receives $30 for her birthday and $15 for cleaning the garage. If she spends $16 on a CD, how much money does she have left? • A: $29 • B: $27 • C: $24 • D: $12 Getting back in the swing of things…

  2. 2. Ephemeral most nearly means: • A. Short lived • B. mythical • C. Dead • D. Exceptional

  3. 3. Buddhism is a religion that must be viewed from many angles. Its original form, as preached by Guatama in India and developed in the early years succeeding and as ambodied in the sacred literature of early Buddhism, isn’t representative of the actual Buddhism of any land today. • According to this passage: • A: Most Buddhists live in India. • B: Buddhist teachings have changed over the years. • C: Buddhism draws its teachings from early Christianity. • D: Buddhist temples can be found in any land of the world.

  4. 4. If 2 plus x equals 4, what is the value of x? • A: 6 • B: 2 • C: 4 • D: ½

  5. Answers: • 1: A • 2: A • 3: B • 4: B

  6. Chapter 15: The Federal Bureaucracy (Is that spelled right?) Petterson/Dalebout Easy to criticize….yet a necessary evil…

  7. Today’s Lesson is brought to you by:

  8. A bureaucracy is a big hierarchical, administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization. • Three Traits: • Hierarchical Authority • Job Specialization: each bureaucrat has special role; division of labor • Formalized rules: bureaucracy runs according to established procedures 1. Overview

  9. McDonalds Bureaucracy

  10. The Federal Bureaucracy is an administration-executive branches many administrators and specialized agencies. • The Federal Bureaucracy is easy to bash: • Conservatives say it is too big and is “takin’ away our freedoms!” • Liberals say its too slow and “its all owned by the corporations man.” The Administration

  11. The name department is reserved for agencies of the Cabinet rank. • Outside of department, there is little standardization of names throughout the agencies. • Common titles include agency, administration, commission, corporation, and authority. Name Game

  12. Bureaucrats are ineffective, inefficient and stuck in red tape • True, but they protect and help citizens • Red tape can benefit consumers • DMV? • The Federal Bureaucracy has grown tremendously! • The federal bureaucracy has not grown over the past two generations; in fact, the bureaucracy has shrunk in size relative to the population it Myth or fact?

  13. President • Executive Office of Prez. • Cabinet Departments • Independent Agencies • Agency • Corporation • Commission 2. Diagram of Federal Bureaucracy

  14. Diagram of Government

  15. Diagram of a sentence

  16. Chief of Staff – Directs white house operations • Senior Aide to the President • Used to be Presidents secretary, but role was expanded during Depression • Current: Pete Rouse 3. Who runs the show?

  17. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad. • Created in 1939 by FDR • Ex: Council of Economic Advisors, Office of Homeland Security 4. Executive Office of President (write down 2, don’t describe)

  18. Secretary: Links between President and subunits within department • Attorney General: Head of Justice 5. Heads of Executive Departments

  19. The West Wing

  20. 6. Executive Departments (Here they come…) Write down your favorites

  21. Independent Agencies: • Operate outside of departments • Variety of functions • Created by congress • Ex: CIA, U.S. Postal Service 7. Independent Agencies

  22. Independent Executive Agencies: • Basically departments • CIA • Independent regulatory commissions: • Regulate parts of economy • FCC • Government Corporations • Business like • Postal Service 8. Agencies

  23. 307,006,550 live in US • 17 Million are employed by the government somehow Lots of People…

  24. Public Employees who perform the governments administrative work (other than military) 9. Civil Service

  25. Office of Personnel Management (Ind. Agency) tests and hires federal workers • Firing a Bureaucrat • Only 200 out of 3 million workers fired for incompetence • Chart explaining how to fire a worker is 12 feet wide 10. But Mr. D, how can I be a Bureaucrat?

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