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The Federal Bureaucracy …or, How Do You Spell F-U-N?

What is a “bureaucracy”? Let’s start by breaking the word down into two parts… The first part you see at the left…

What is a “bureaucracy”? And we know the second half of the word, “ cracy ” means “to rule”. So together, the word bureau-cracy literally means – “to rule from a desk” The idea is that government workers, who often work at desks, are essentially “ruling us”… – As we shall see, this is actually not too far from the truth…scary, eh?

What is a “bureaucracy”? A large, complex group organized according to a certain structure What is the purpose of a bureaucracy? – To efficiently and effectively accomplish the goals and carry out the everyday operations of an organization

Features of a “B’ucy” Hierarchical Organization – pyramid structure with fewer, more powerful individuals at the top, and more, less powerful individuals at each lower level – Information flows up, decisions and policies flow down

Features of a “B’ucy” Job Specialization – bureaucrats each perform a certain task Increases efficiency (*Division of labor)

Features of a “B’ucy” Established Regulations – communicate/ act according to a set of standard rules – “Chain of command” must be followed, for example

Features of a “B’ucy” Formal Rules- for hiring, firing and promoting employees – - The Civil Service System – merit-based, not political

The Federal “B’ucy” All of the agencies, departments and organizations that help the government do its work – Implementation – to “carry out the laws”

The Federal “B’ucy” Divided into 3 basic parts – Executive (Cabinet) departments – Independent Executive Agencies – The Executive Office of the President