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The Federal Bureaucrac

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…or, How Do You Spell F-U-N?

What is a “bureaucracy”?

• Let’s start by breaking the word down into two parts…

• The first part you see at the left…

What is a “bureaucracy”?• And we know the second

half of the word, “cracy” means “to rule”.

• So together, the word bureau-cracy literally means– “to rule from a desk”

• The idea is that government workers, who often work at desks, are essentially “ruling us”…– As we shall see, this is

actually not too far from the truth…scary, eh?

What is a “bureaucracy”?• A large, complex

group organized according to a certain structure

• What is the purpose of a bureaucracy?– To efficiently and

effectively accomplish the goals and carry out the everyday operations of an organization

Features of a “B’ucy”• Hierarchical Organization – pyramid structure with

fewer, more powerful individuals at the top, and more, less powerful individuals at each lower level– Information flows up, decisions and policies flow

down

Features of a “B’ucy”• Job Specialization – bureaucrats each

perform a certain task• Increases efficiency (*Division of labor)

Features of a “B’ucy”• Established

Regulations – communicate/ act according to a set of standard rules– “Chain of

command” must be followed, for example

Features of a “B’ucy”• Formal Rules- for hiring, firing and

promoting employees – - The Civil Service System – merit-based,

not political

The Federal “B’ucy”• All of the agencies,

departments and organizations that help the government do its work – Implementation – to “carry out

the laws”

The Federal “B’ucy”

• Divided into 3 basic parts– Executive

(Cabinet) departments

– Independent Executive Agencies

– The Executive Office of the President

Executive Office of

the President

Executive Deapartments "The Cabinet"

The Executive Branch

("The President")

- The "Right Arm" of the President

- Several agencies staffed by the

President's closest advisors

Independent Agencies - Number in the 100's

- Deal with specific areas/activities outside the scope

of the Cabinet depts.- Report directly to the

President

White House Office

Council of Economic Advisors Other Key

Executive Agencies

Justice HS

- 15 Departments headed by a Secretary

- Do most of the work of the Executive

branch- Broken down into

subunits

National Security Council

NASA

CIA

EPAFEC

SSA

State Defense

Peace Corps