1. Agency / Administration Authority / Corporation
President
Executive Office of
the President
Cabinet Departments
Independent Agencies
Agency / Administration
Single administrator;
Near-Cabinet status
Commission
Regulates business activities;
Investigates or advises
THE BUREAUCRACY
Authority / Corporation
Board and manager;
Business-like activities

2. LARGE, COMPLEX ORGANIZATION OF APPOINTED, NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS
BUREAUCRACY - defined
LARGE, COMPLEX ORGANIZATION OF APPOINTED, NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS

3. WEBERIAN MODEL A WELL ORGANIZED, COMPLEX MEANS TO ORGANIZE BUSINESS
POWER FLOWS FROM TOP DOWN AND RESPONSIBILITY FROM BOTTOM UP
LABOR DIVISION PROVIDES EXPERTISE
RULES GOVERN RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY
JOBS AND PROMOTIONS BASED ON ABILITY NOT PATRONAGE
ALL TREATED IMPARTIALLY AND EQUALLY

4. INFLUENCE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE BUREAUCRACY
SHAPE POLICY
ADMINISTRATE POLICY
INITIATE
PROVIDE “EXPERTISE”
HANDLE THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS

5. BUREAUCRATIC MYTHS
AMERICANS DISLIKE THEM
MOST WORK IN WASHINGTON D. C.
THEY ARE INEFFECTIVE, INEFFICIENT, AND ALWAYS MIRED IN “RED TAPE”

6. BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATION

7. METHODS OF MANAGING OFFICE PERSONNEL
CIRCULAR EVERYONE REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT
PYRAMID ASSISTANTS REPORT TO A CHIEF OF STAFF THAT REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT
AD HOC MANY GROUPS, TASK FORCES, COMMITTEES

8. 15 CABINET LEVEL DEPARTMENTS
ALL LED BY A SECRETARY
EXCEPT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE – ATTORNEY GENERAL
ALL CHOSEN BY THE PRESIDENT AND CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE

9. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COMPLEX ORGANIZATION OF AGENCIES STAFFED BY MOST OF THE PRESIDENT’S CLOSEST ADVISORS AND ASSISTANTS
THIS IS AN UMBRELLA AGENCY!!!

10. WHITE HOUSE OFFICE EOP CHIEF OF STAFF KEY MEMBERS OF INNER CIRCLE
“NERVE CENTER”

11. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
EOP
ADVISES THE PRESIDENT IN ALL
MATTERS THAT RELATE TO THE
NATION’S SECURITY
HE CHAIRS THE COUNCIL

12. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
EOP
LARGEST UNIT IN THE EOB
PREPARES THE FEDERAL BUDGET

13. REGULATORY AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR A SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY
GOVERNED BY A SMALL COMMISSION
MAKE, ENFORCE, AND JUDGE RULES TO PROTECT “PUBLIC INTEREST”
“ALPHABET SOUP” FCC, FEC, FTC, SEC, ETC…
“FOURTH-BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT”
“CAPTIVE THEORY” INDICATES THAT THE AGENCIES ARE CAPTIVES OF THE INDUSTRY THEY REGULATE

14. GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS
PROVIDE A SERVICE THAT COULD BE PROVIDED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
THEY CHARGE REASONABLE RATES FOR SERVICES
TVA, AMTRAK, FDIC, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

15. INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
PERFORM SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS
PRESIDENT APPOINTS THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THESE AGENCIES - NASA

16. BUREAUCRACIES AS POLICY MAKERS
BY IMPLEMENTING, ADMINISTRATING, AND REGULATING

17. ELEMENTS NEEDED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY
CREATE AN AGENCY OR ASSIGN TO AN ALREADY ESTABLISHED ONE
TRANSLATE GOALS INTO RULES AND GUIDELINES
COORDINATE RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL

18. IMPLEMENTATION
THEY CARRY OUT THE DECISIONS OF CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT, AND THE COURTS
POLICIES ARE NORMALLY GOALS STATED IN BROAD TERMS AND THE BUREAUCRACIES WORK OUT THE DETAILS

19. IMPLEMENTATION BREAKDOWN
PROGRAM DESIGN DEFECT
UNCLEAR LAW OR POLICY
RESOURCES NOT AVAILABLE TO CARRY OUT THE TASK ASSIGNED
“RED TAPE” OR S.O.P.

20. ELEMENTS NEEDED FOR REGULATION SUCCESS
BY CONTROLLING OR CHANGING SOME PRIVATE SECTOR PRACTICE
THIS IS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ELEMENT
REGULATION HAS GROWN AND SUPPORTERS SAY IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT AIR, LAND, AND WATER AND THE CITIZENRY

21. HURTS COMPETITION ABROAD DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK
REGULATION PROBLEMS
RAISES PRICES
HURTS COMPETITION ABROAD
DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK

22. PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL RELIEVE COMPLEX AND BURDENSOME POLICIES
DEREGULATION
PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL RELIEVE COMPLEX AND BURDENSOME POLICIES

23. PROBLEMS WITH DEREGULATION
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
RISING UTILITY COSTS
HIGH RATE OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS
TEXAS STATE COLLEGE TUITION
FINANCIAL MELTDOWN 2008

24. OR “SUBGOVERNMENTS” ARE DEFINED AS A SHARED WEB OF INTERESTS
IRON TRIANGLES
OR “SUBGOVERNMENTS” ARE DEFINED AS A SHARED WEB OF INTERESTS