American Government Ch 15 Bureaucracy

Executive Branch Broken into 17 Cabinet level departments 17 Skilled/Specialist areas of Executive information Hence, bureaucracy

Bureaucracy Hierarchy Job Specialization Formal Rules

Name Confusion What is an Agency/Bureau/Commission? No one can specifically tell where in the hierarchy they fall based upon the name People need charts to tell hierarchy

Types of Agencies Cabinet Departments Independent Agencies

Cabinet Departments Those people nominated for Secretary of (insert department here) All those subordinates under the Secretary Answer directly to the President

Independent Agencies Created by Presidential order or Congressional legislation In most cases are independent of the Cabinet Most are named Commissions or Administrations

Independent Agencies Staff and Line Agencies Line – Help create policy Staff – Help support existing policy

Workers Roles Appointees Civil Service Employees Appointed by a political elected official Civil Service Employees Promoted on their own merits or achievements Limited in how far they can progress