15 government at work: the bureaucracy
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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.
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