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15 Government at Work: The Bureaucracy.

A comprehensive overview of the bureaucracy in government, including the executive office of the president, executive departments, independent agencies, and the civil service. Discusses the roles and responsibilities of bureaucrats, as well as the spoils system and patronage.

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15 Government at Work: The Bureaucracy.

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  1. 15 Government at Work: The Bureaucracy.

  2. The Federal Bureaucracy.

  3. The Executive Office of the President.

  4. The Executive Departments.

  5. Independent Agencies.

  6. The Civil Service.

  7. bureaucracy

  8. bureaucracy large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization

  9. bureaucrat

  10. bureaucrat person who works for the organization (bureaucracy), has certain defined duties and responsibilities

  11. administration

  12. administration the government’s many administrators and agencies

  13. staff agency

  14. staff agency aid the chief executive and other administrators by offering advice and other assistance in the management of the organization

  15. line agency

  16. line agency perform the tasks for which the organization exists

  17. Executive Office of the President

  18. Executive Office of the President an umbrella agency; a complex organization of several separate agencies staffed by most of the President’s closest advisors and assistants

  19. federal budget

  20. federal budget very detailed estimate of receipt’s and expenditures, an anticipation of federal income and outgo, during the next fiscal year

  21. fiscal year

  22. fiscal year 12 month period used by government and business for record keeping, budgeting, and other financial management purposes

  23. domestic affairs

  24. domestic affairs all matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs

  25. executive departments

  26. executive departments often called Cabinets departments, they are the traditional units of federal administration, and each of them is built around some broad field of activity

  27. secretary

  28. secretary head of each department

  29. attorney general

  30. attorney general Directs the Department of Justice

  31. independent agencies located outside the departments (Cabinets) nearly 150

  32. independent executive agencies

  33. independent executive agencies include most of the independent agencies Ex: NASA, EPA

  34. independent regulatory commissions

  35. independent regulatory commissions largely beyond the reach of presidential direction and control (ten total – Fed, SEC, FCC…)

  36. quasi-legislative

  37. quasi-legislative congress has given the independent agencies certain legislative like powers

  38. quasi-judicial

  39. quasi-judicial has certain judicial powers

  40. government corporation

  41. government corporation within the executive branch and subject to the President’s direction and control

  42. civil service

  43. civil service composed of those civilian employees who perform the administrative work of government

  44. spoils system

  45. spoils system the practice of giving offices and other favors of government to political supporters and friends

  46. patronage

  47. patronage the practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends

  48. registers

  49. registers lists of those applicants who pass its tests and are qualified for employment

  50. bipartisan

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