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4 Types of Bureaucratic Agencies. Who are the Bureaucrats?. Government Agencies- Agencies fall into 4 general types Cabinet Departments Government Corporations Independent Executive Agencies Independent Regulatory Commissions. Cabinet .
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Who are the Bureaucrats? • Government Agencies- Agencies fall into 4 general types • Cabinet Departments • Government Corporations • Independent Executive Agencies • Independent Regulatory Commissions
Cabinet • 15 departments are major administrative units that have responsibility for conducting broad areas of government operation • 60 percent of the Total Workforce • Leaders are Called Secretary • EXCEPT FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL • Leader of the Department of Justice • NOT AMERICA’S LAWYER • That is the Solicitor General
Independent Executive Agencies • Not all government agencies are part of Cabinet departments • Some INDEPENDENT Executive AGENCIES are set up outside the departmental structure • President still appoints and directs heads of each agency
Independent Executive Agencies • Usually have broad powers to provide public services that are either too expensive or too important to be left to private initiatives • Examples- NASA, EPA, CIA
Independent Regulatory Commissions • Agencies whose primary mission is to impose limits restrictions, or other obligations on the conduct of individuals or companies in the private sector • FRB- Charged with governing banks • FCC- licensing radio and TV stations and regulating their programming • ***** Help protect the Consumer from businesses and industry*****
Government Corporations A government agency that performs a service normally provided by the private sector and charges for their market service Comsat- Lets you purchase Gov’t satellite use
Making Agencies Accountable • President has authority to • Appoint and remove agency heads • Reorganize the bureaucracy • Make changes in budget proposals • Issue executive orders • Reduce an agency’s budget • Congress has the Authority to • Pass laws that alter an agency’s functions • Abolish existing programs • Investigate activities • Limit the use of funds • Write legislation to limit the Bureaucracy
Who is the bureaucracy accountable too? • Created by Congress • Appointed by President • Funded by Congress • Governed by the president • Paid for by the taxpayer
By the People • Freedom of Information Act • 1966- Allowed citizens the right to inspect all government documents except intelligence reports