15 Government at Work: The Bureaucracy.

The Federal Bureaucracy.

The Executive Office of the President.

The Executive Departments.

Independent Agencies.

The Civil Service.

bureaucracy

bureaucracylarge, complex administrative structure that

handles the everyday business of an organization

bureaucrat

bureaucratperson who works for the organization

(bureaucracy), has certain defined duties and responsibilities

administration

administrationthe government’s many administrators and

agencies

staff agency

staff agencyaid the chief executive and other administrators by

offering advice and other assistance in the management of the organization

line agency

line agencyperform the tasks for which the organization exists

Executive Office of the President

Executive Office of the Presidentan umbrella agency; a complex organization of several separate agencies staffed by most of the

President’s closest advisors and assistants

federal budget

federal budgetvery detailed estimate of receipt’s and

expenditures, an anticipation of federal income and outgo, during the next fiscal year

fiscal year

fiscal year12 month period used by government and business for record keeping, budgeting, and other financial

management purposes

domestic affairs

domestic affairsall matters not directly connected to the realm of

foreign affairs

executive departments

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

secretary

secretaryhead of each department

attorney general

attorney generalDirects the Department of Justice

independent agencies

located outside the departments (Cabinets) nearly 150

independent executive agencies

independent executive agencies

include most of the independent agenciesEx: NASA, EPA

independent regulatory

commissions

independent regulatory

commissionslargely beyond the reach of presidential direction

and control (ten total – Fed, SEC, FCC…)

quasi-legislative

quasi-legislativecongress has given the independent agencies

certain legislative like powers

quasi-judicial

quasi-judicialhas certain judicial powers

government corporation

government corporation

within the executive branch and subject to the President’s direction and control

civil service

civil servicecomposed of those civilian employees who perform

the administrative work of government

spoils system

spoils systemthe practice of giving offices and other favors of government to political supporters and friends

patronage

patronagethe practice of giving jobs to supporters and

friends

registers

registerslists of those applicants who pass its tests and are

qualified for employment

bipartisan

bipartisanit includes members from both parties

Government at Work.

“Red Tape”

The Reagan Building.

Federal Agencies.

Government of the United States.

Offices, Departments, and Agencies.

West Wing.

The West Wing of the White House.

The Making of the Modern Presidency.

First Cabinet.

Federal Workers Around the Country.

The Fifteen Executive Departments.

The Fifteen Executive Departments.

The Fifteen Executive Departments.

Cabinet Pioneer.

Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Voices on Government.

The Independent Regulatory Commissions.

The Independent Regulatory Commissions.

Regulations.

Government and Amtrak.

Searching Uncle Sam.

Civil Service.

Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Profile of Civil Service Employees.

Analyzing Political Cartoons.