1. American Government
Ch 15
Bureaucracy

2. Executive Branch Broken into 17 Cabinet level departments
17 Skilled/Specialist areas of Executive information
Hence, bureaucracy

3. Bureaucracy
Hierarchy
Job Specialization
Formal Rules

4. Name Confusion What is an Agency/Bureau/Commission?
No one can specifically tell where in the hierarchy they fall based upon the name
People need charts to tell hierarchy

5. Types of Agencies
Cabinet Departments
Independent Agencies

6. Cabinet Departments
Those people nominated for Secretary of (insert department here)
All those subordinates under the Secretary
Answer directly to the President

7. Independent Agencies
Created by Presidential order or Congressional legislation
In most cases are independent of the Cabinet
Most are named Commissions or Administrations

8. Independent Agencies Staff and Line Agencies Line – Help create policy
Staff – Help support existing policy

9. Workers Roles Appointees Civil Service Employees
Appointed by a political elected official
Civil Service Employees
Promoted on their own merits or achievements
Limited in how far they can progress