The President’s Cabinet The Bureaucracy Chapter 7.4

Agency Review 1.EPA 2.OMB 3.FDIC 4.FCC 5.CIA 6.FTC A.Compiles the Budget B.Insures Consumers’ bank accounts C.False advertising claims D.Fuel spills in open water E.Offensive content on TV F.Gathers secret information about foreign countries

What is the bureaucracy? The agencies, offices, departments & employees of the executive branch

Getting Hired There are FOUR ways to get a federal job: –Elected (example: President, Congress) –Appointed (example: Supreme Court, Cabinet) –Enlisted (example: Army, Navy, Marines) –Hired Part of the Civil Service System Hired by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Hired & promoted based on merit (performance) Replaced the Spoils System

The White House

White House Office works in the “West Wing”

The Vice President’s Mansion The Naval Conservatory has been home to the Vice President since The VP has offices in both the West Wing & the Exec. Office Bldg.

Who makes up the WH Office Called “the President’s People.” Do not need Senate approval Vice President Chief of Staff Press Secretary National Security Advisor WH Counsel Personal Assistants Secret Service detail agents Chefs, florists, custodial staff, etc.

The Executive Office Building

What agencies are part of the EOP? Office of Management & Budget National Security Council Domestic Council Council of Economic Advisors Office of Administration

Other parts of Bureaucracy Independent Agencies –President cannot fire head –NASA, EPA, CIA Regulatory Agencies –Have the power to make policies, enforce them, and punish offenders –FCC, FTC Government Corporations –Expected to be self-supporting like a business –FDIC, USPS

The Cabinet Are 15 executive depts. Originally only 4. Newest is the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), created in Head of ea. dept. is called a secretary, except the Attorney General heads DOJ. List the function of each!

Bureaucracy within the Departments Based upon the function of each dept., match the agency with the department that supervises it: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The Mint, The Border Patrol, Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), The US Army, The Diplomatic Corps, National Park Service, The School Lunch Program, Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Safe & Drug-free Schools, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Office of Electricity Delivery, & The Bureau of the Census.

Inner Cabinet Most important departments. Comprised of 5 depts.: State, DOJ, Treasury, DOD, DHS President meets with these secretaries on a daily basis. All are vital to US security.

Outer Cabinet The other 10 depts. make up the outer cabinet. Oversee areas of importance but not as vital to economy or national security. The pres. does not meet with these secretaries as much.

Names to Know Sec. Of State: John Kerry Sec. Of Treasury: Jacob Lew Sec. Of Defense: Ash Carter Atty. Gen.: Loretta Lynch** Sec. Of DHS: Jeh Johnson

How’d you do? Matches! State: Diplomatic Corps Treasury: The Mint Defense: The Army Justice: FBI Interior: National Park Service Agriculture: School Lunch Program Commerce: Census Bureau Labor: OSHA HHS: Center for Disease Control HUD: Fed. Housing Auth. Transportation: The FAA Energy: Office of Electricity Delivery Education: Office of Safe & Drug-free Schools Veterans’ Affairs: Walter Reed Army Hospital Homeland Security: Border Patrol

Cabinet Memory Objective: To match the cabinet department with its responsibilities. Procedure: 1.Get in pairs. An odd number may require a trio. 2.Give the names of pair members to Teacher. 3.After all are grouped & recorded, each team will get a chance to turn over 2 cards. If the cards make a match, pick up the cards. Go again. If the cards do not match, turn them back over in their original positions. 4.The team with the most matches at the end of the game wins.