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The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Bureaucracy. Libertyville High School. Federal Bureaucracy – What is it?. Bureaucracy = any large, complex administration handling everyday ops for an entity Three features of a bureaucracy Hierarchical authority (“chain of command”) Job specialization Formalized rules.

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The Federal Bureaucracy

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  1. The Federal Bureaucracy Libertyville High School

  2. Federal Bureaucracy – What is it? • Bureaucracy = any large, complex administration handling everyday ops for an entity • Three features of a bureaucracy • Hierarchical authority (“chain of command”) • Job specialization • Formalized rules

  3. Elements of the Federal Bureaucracy • Made up of all agencies, people and procedures of the Executive Branch • Department– cabinet level (ex. State) • Agency / Administration – major units of Fed gov’t; about 150 (ex. SSA, NASA) • Commission- independent regulatory agency, beyond control of President; 12; have legislative, judicial, executive powers (ex. SEC, FCC) • Corporation / Authority – have business like responsibilities (ex FDIC)

  4. Executive Office of the President (EOP) • EOP = Closest advisors & assistants to President • EOP Components • White House Office • National Security Council • Office of Management and Budget (OMB) • Council of Economic Advisors • EOP are staff agencies (exist to support president in exercising his executive powers) Meeting in Oval Office

  5. The President’s Cabinet • Informal advisory body brought together to serve President’s needs • Made up of Department Heads • Role of Cabinet White House Cabinet room

  6. Executive Departments • Fifteen Executive Departments, headed by a Secretary (or Attorney General) • Each has a broad field of activity • Examples • Workers are civil servants, not political appointees • Departments are line agencies (perform tasks for which they were established)

  7. Agencies and Administrations • Agencies outside the Departments • Why have them? • Fill job that don’t fit within department scheme (ex. Office of Personnel Management – hires and fires for entire federal government bureaucracy) • As government has expanded in scope & power, agencies have been created to implement policy

  8. Agencies • Three main groups • Independent Executive Agencies • Ex – NASA, GSA • Independent Regulatory Agencies • Ex – FCC, SEC • Government Corporations • Ex – FDIC, USPS

  9. The Civil Service • Civil service are the civilian employees of Federal Gov’t (2.7 million, with 300,000 in DC area alone) • Pendleton Act of 1883 est. modern Civil Service (before = spoils system, patronage) • Merit, not connections, determined if person got job

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