1. 15 Government at Work: The Bureaucracy.

2. The Federal Bureaucracy.

3. The Executive Office of the President.

4. The Executive Departments.

5. Independent Agencies.

6. The Civil Service.

7. bureaucracy

8. bureaucracy
large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization

9. bureaucrat

10. bureaucrat
person who works for the organization (bureaucracy), has certain defined duties and responsibilities

11. administration

12. the government’s many administrators and agencies
administration
the government’s many administrators and agencies

13. staff agency

14. staff agency
aid the chief executive and other administrators by offering advice and other assistance in the management of the organization

15. line agency

16. perform the tasks for which the organization exists
line agency
perform the tasks for which the organization exists

17. Executive Office of the President

18. Executive Office of the President
an umbrella agency; a complex organization of several separate agencies staffed by most of the President’s closest advisors and assistants

19. federal budget

20. federal budget
very detailed estimate of receipt’s and expenditures, an anticipation of federal income and outgo, during the next fiscal year

21. fiscal year

22. fiscal year
12 month period used by government and business for record keeping, budgeting, and other financial management purposes

23. domestic affairs

24. all matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs
domestic affairs
all matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs

25. executive departments

26. executive departments
often called Cabinets departments, they are the traditional units of federal administration, and each of them is built around some broad field of activity

27. secretary

28. head of each department
secretary
head of each department

29. attorney general

30. Directs the Department of Justice
attorney general
Directs the Department of Justice

31. located outside the departments (Cabinets)
independent agencies
located outside the departments (Cabinets)
nearly 150

32. independent executive agencies

33. independent executive agencies
include most of the independent agencies
Ex: NASA, EPA

34. independent regulatory commissions

35. independent regulatory commissions
largely beyond the reach of presidential direction and control (ten total – Fed, SEC, FCC…)

36. quasi-legislative

37. quasi-legislative
congress has given the independent agencies certain legislative like powers

38. quasi-judicial

39. has certain judicial powers
quasi-judicial
has certain judicial powers

40. government corporation

41. government corporation
within the executive branch and subject to the President’s direction and control

42. civil service

43. civil service
composed of those civilian employees who perform the administrative work of government

44. spoils system

45. spoils system
the practice of giving offices and other favors of government to political supporters and friends

46. patronage

47. the practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends
patronage
the practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends

48. registers

49. registers
lists of those applicants who pass its tests and are qualified for employment

50. bipartisan

51. it includes members from both parties
bipartisan
it includes members from both parties

52. Government at Work.

53. “Red Tape”

54. The Reagan Building.

55. Federal Agencies.

56. Government of the United States.

57. Offices, Departments, and Agencies.

58. West Wing.

59. The West Wing of the White House.

60. The Making of the Modern Presidency.

61. First Cabinet.

62. Federal Workers Around the Country.

63. The Fifteen Executive Departments.

64. The Fifteen Executive Departments.

65. The Fifteen Executive Departments.

66. Cabinet Pioneer.

67. Interpreting Political Cartoons.

68. Voices on Government.

69. The Independent Regulatory Commissions.

70. The Independent Regulatory Commissions.

71. Regulations.

72. Government and Amtrak.

73. Searching Uncle Sam.

74. Civil Service.

75. Interpreting Political Cartoons.

76. Profile of Civil Service Employees.

77. Analyzing Political Cartoons.