1. The Federal Bureaucracy
Bureaucracy: the large, complex administrative structure of mostly unelected officials and employees that handles the everyday business of the government

2. What it is Executive Office of the President
The 15 Cabinet Departments
Independent Agencies
Independent Regulatory Commissions
Government Corporations

3. Executive Office of the President
White House Chief of Staff
Press Secretary
Speech writers
Office of Management and Budget
National Security Council
Council of Economic Advisors

4. The West Wing President’s Lead Chief of Staff Attorney
Personal secretary
Assisstant to the pres. For
Legislative Affairs
National Security Advisor
White House Press Secretary
Vice President

5. The Cabinet Advisors to the Pres.
Each one heads one of the 15 Cabinet Departments
Appointed by Pres., approved by ___________
SENATE

6. The Vice President President of the Senate
Votes to break ties in the Senate

7. Department of Agriculture
Farm subsidies
Forest Service
Food Stamp & School lunch programs

8. Department of Commerce
Promotes trade
Conducts census
Grants patents

9. Department of Defense
Provides military force to protect national security

10. Department of Education
Federal aid to schools

11. Department of Energy
Promotes production of all forms of energy: fossil fuels, nuclear,
renewable energy
Nuclear weapons research & production

12. Department of Health & Human Services
Pure food and drug laws
Medicare & Medicaid programs

13. Department of Homeland Security
Works to prevent terrorist
attacks
Emergency preparedness &
Response (FEMA)

14. Department of Housing & Urban Development
Public housing programs
Enforces fair housing laws
Restrictive covenants

15. Department of the Interior
Manages public land, national parks
Native American affairs

16. The West Public lands, open spaces.

18. Department of Justice Investigates violation of federal laws
Current Attorney General:
Investigates violation of federal laws
Operates federal prisons

19. Department of Labor Job safety laws Job training programs
Workmen’s compensation

20. Department of State Mike Pompeo Current Secretary of State:
Conducts U.S. foreign policy
Negotiates agreements with other countries

21. Department of Transportation
Maintains/regulates interstate highways, railroads, waterways, air travel

22. Department of the Treasury
Current Treasury
Secretary:
Steve Mnuchin
Collects taxes (IRS)
Borrows money to pay for U.S. debt
Enforces alcohol, tobacco, and firearms laws

23. Department of Veterans Affairs
Runs pension, medical, benefit programs for vets
Oversees military cemeteries

24. Independent Agencies General Services Administration
Office of Personnel Management
National Aerospace Administration
Social Security Administration

25. Independent Regulatory Commissions
Federal Reserve
Securities & Exchange Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission

26. Government Corporations
Tennessee Valley Authority
Post Office
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Amtrak
Corporation for
Public Broadcasting