1. B4: Bureaucracies

2. The President The Executive Office of the President The Cabinet
The President's Right Arm
White House Office
Chief of Staff
Press Secretary
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Budget
National Security Council
Advisory body about world issues
National Economic Council
Evaluates the economy
Others
The Cabinet
Advisory body and carries out the President's wishes
Each Department is headed by "The Secretary of _________"
Agriculture
Commerce
Defense
Education
Energy
Health and Human Services
Housing and Urban Development
Interior
Justice
Labor
State
Transportation
Treasury
Veterans Affairs
Homeland Security
Independent Agencies
Not under direct control of the President or other parts of the Government
Regulatory Commissions
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Government Corporations
US Postal Service
Amtrak
Independent Executive Agencies
NASA
CIA

3. Read pages 210-225 and answer the following questions
1) What is a bureaucracy?
2) Where else other than the government do you find bureaucracies?
3) What function does the OMB perform?
4) What are the two primary roles of the President’s cabinet?
5) Is it important for the President to have a diverse cabinet? Explain.
6) Discuss the three types of bureaucracy in the federal government. Give a brief description and provide two examples of each.