1. PowerPoint 4 Federal Bureaucracy
American Government - Unit 4

2. Essential Questions:
How would the United States be without any government bureaucracy?
Could we function as a society? Why/Why not?
Does the United States have too much bureaucracy? If so, what would we get rid of?

3. Crash Course Video #15 Bureaucracy Basics:

4. What is a Bureaucracy? Bureaucracy:
large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization.
must have hierarchical authority, job specialization, and formalized rules

5. Federal Bureaucracy
All of the agencies, people, and procedures through which the federal government operates.
The means by which the Federal Government administers public policy.

6. Bureaucratic Organization
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7. Cabinet Departments - 15 State Treasury Defense, Justice
Attorney General
Interior
Agriculture
Commerce
Labor
Transportation
Energy, Education
Veterans Affairs
Homeland Security
Health and Human Services
Housing and Urban Development

8. Independent Agencies
Separate from cabinet departments, designed or intended to be less political and be free from direct control from the executive branch
NASA, Federal Reserve System
Federal Election Commission
Social Security
CIA

9. Bureaucratic Organization
Government Corporations – businesses that the federal government supports and runs to provide services directly to the people:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
U.S. Postal Service
etc.

10. Bureaucratic Organization
Regulatory Commissions – unique in that they are independent of all three branches of government – meant to protect the commissions from political pressure to ensure impartial enforcement and regulation:
Federal Communications Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Election Commission
Federal Trade Commission

11. Civil Service System
Established to fill government positions by way of competitive examination and merit.
as opposed to the political favors, patronage, and kick-backs offered with the Spoils System.
Remember “Boss Tweed”?

12. Civil Service Jobs
Generally considered good jobs with good pay and benefits.
Hard to get fired from
some complain this is why we have such poor service at places like the DMV 

13. Essential Questions:
How would the United States be without any government bureaucracy?
Could we function as a society? Why/Why not?
Does the United States have too much bureaucracy? If so, what would we get rid of?