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Federal Bureaucracy

Federal Bureaucracy. Ch 7.1, p. 192. Federal Bureaucracy. Defined: people who work for the gov’t., excluding military personnel. Roughly 2.7 million ppl The nations largest employer 1 in 50 US workers. Vocabs. Bureaucracy Bureaucrats Spoils system  LOL Hoover Civil service.

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Federal Bureaucracy

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  1. Federal Bureaucracy Ch 7.1, p. 192

  2. Federal Bureaucracy • Defined: people who work for the gov’t., excluding military personnel. • Roughly 2.7 million ppl • The nations largest employer • 1 in 50 US workers

  3. Vocabs • Bureaucracy • Bureaucrats • Spoils system  LOL Hoover • Civil service

  4. Executive Branch • President • Executive Office of the President • Vice President • Executive Departments (DOE, etc.) • Regulatory Commissions/Agencies (EPA) • Government corporations (Amtrak)

  5. Spoils System • Back in the day, Presidents would appoint their cronies to any positions within the federal government. • Sort of like how businesses are run today. • What’s the problem with a spoils system?

  6. Hoover

  7. Boom…Pendleton Civil Service Act • In 1883 the spoils system started to fade away. • ALTHOUGH IT STILL EXISTS TODAY! • Today, about 90% of federal jobs are earned through various accreditation processes. • Welcome to the world of red tape. • Office of Personnel Management

  8. Executive Departments Ch 7.2, p. 197

  9. Executive Departments

  10. Executive Departments

  11. Independent Agencies • For example: NASA  Not so alive anymore • Regulatory Agencies • FCC and TV • Corporations • Amtrak • USPS

  12. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. US • Useless • All about executive agency power • Court says that US Gov’t. doesn’t have power to regulate businesses via agencies • Later reversed – NOT CURRENT CASE LAW

  13. Size of the Federal Bureaucracy Pros Cons

  14. Financing Government Ch 7.3, p. 206

  15. Vocab • Income tax • Progressive tax • Payroll tax • Regressive tax • Proportional tax • Bond • Federal debt • Mandatory spending • Discretionary spending • Fiscal policy • Monetary policy

  16. Federal Budget • Issued by the President • Typically a political maneuver • Obama’s latest budget • EV tax credit

  17. Various Taxes • Income • Payroll • Regressive  bad for low-income earners b/c it maxes out at certain income levels • For example: Social Security tax tops out at $97,000 • Proportional

  18. Other Gov’t. Income • Borrowing • Various bonds • Federal debt  Credit Default Swap (genius)

  19. The Federal Reserve • An independent regulatory commission • Under the Executive Branch • Ben Bernanke is the Fed chairman • Sets monetary policy • Interest rates • Bonds • Etc.

  20. The Same Ole’ Story

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