The Executive Branch The Bureaucracy

The Bureaucracy What is it? bureaucracy is government administration managed by departments staffed with nonelected officials doing the day to day work of the executive branch as directed by the president.

The Bureaucracy Purpose Provide services to the public Day to day work of carrying out laws and policies Part of the executive branch Inspecting and policing Guarding the nation (military) Provide services to the public Welfare applications Passports Postal Service

The Bureaucracy Pyramid of Power Structure The President Cabinet Departments 15 Cabinet Level Executive Departments Independent Agencies Like mini executive departments NASA, FCC etc. Regulatory Agencies Watches over areas of social concern FDA. EPA, FEMA, ATF etc. Government Corporations Run like a business but owned by gov’t. Post Office, AMTRAK

The Bureaucracy Secretaries Lead the various departments Appointed Political Not necessarily experts

The Bureaucracy Workers/Bureaucrats Not elected! Life time work (often) Hired for knowledge Become more and more expert over time Can “choose” what gets passed up the ladder fastest

The Bureaucracy Growth of Bureaucracy More expectations from government Easier to create a new agency than to reform an old one

The Bureaucracy Complaints Red Tape Seemingly endless Tends to RULES REGULATIONS PAPERWORK Tends to FRUSTRATE people IMPEDE progress SLOW DOWN progress STOP progress

The Bureaucracy Complaints Wasteful Too many agencies Too many people Overlapping work Outdated agencies Worthless agencies Too many people Too much red tape