8. Chapter 15
Section I & II
• Define a bureaucracy.
• Identify the major elements
of the federal bureaucracy.
• Explain how groups within
the federal bureaucracy are
named.
• Describe the difference
between a staff agency & a
line agency.
9. Chapter 15
Section I & II
• Define a bureaucracy. -Describe the Executive
Office of the President.
• Identify the major elements
of the federal bureaucracy. -Explain the duties of the
White House Office, The
• Explain how groups within National Security Council,
the federal bureaucracy are and the Office of
named. Homeland Security.
• Describe the difference -Identify additional agencies
between a staff agency & a in the Executive Office of
line agency. the President.
12. Federal Bureaucracy
INTRODUCTION
• A bureaucracyhandles thecomplex, administrative
structure that
is a large,
everyday business of an
organization.
• The federal government is the largest of this for a
organization in the country and a rational way
modern society to conduct its business.
• While the lopsided perception of aisbureaucracy an
commonly utilized, a bureaucracy essentially
is
efficient and an effective way to organize people to
do work.
17. What Does The Federal
Bureaucracy Do?
• The Federal of interconnected departments andoperates
as a system
government of the United States
agencies to deal with the administration of government
programs. Originally, the federal bureaucracy had a
modest role, but as the economy and society of the
United States changed, additional demands were made
on government. The Federal bureaucracy is expected
to play an essential role in dealing with social and
economic problems in the country.
• EXAMPLES: delivering mail,foreign policy, collect
practices, conduct American
regulating business
taxes, and administer Social Security programs.
22. PRINCIPLES OF A
FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY:
•organizations builta on hierarchal
A bureaucracy is system of
authority, job specialization, and
formalized rules which act as
implementors. They administer public
policy, and has responsibility for some
sector of the economy, as designated.
27. Principle I
•of command distributed fromchain
Hierarchal authority: With a
the
top of the organization to the
bottom, the few officials and units
at the top of the organization have
authority over those officials and
units at the larger middle level, who
in turn direct the activities of the
many at the bottom level.
37. Principle III
•
Formalized rules: The bureaucracy does
its work according to a set of established
regulations.
•
These three principles help to speed
action by reducing conflicts over who has
power to make decisions, requires each
person in the organization to focus on a
particular job, and allow workers to act
with some speed.
38. •
Formalized rules: The bureaucracy does
its work according to a set of established
regulations.
•
These three principles help to speed
action by reducing conflicts over who has
power to make decisions, requires each
person in the organization to focus on a
particular job, and allow workers to act
with some speed.
45. Titles Used In The Executive
Branch
•Executive Branch of a governmentthe their
Administration are the officials in
&
policies & principles.
46. Titles Used In The Executive
Branch
•Executive Branch of a governmentthe their
Administration are the officials in
&
policies & principles.
• Agency is used to refer to any
governmental body and also used to
identify a major unit headed by a single
administrator of near-cabinet status --> Ex.
Environmental Protection Agency
47. Titles Used In The Executive
Branch
•Executive Branch of a governmentthe their
Administration are the officials in
&
policies & principles.
• Agency is used to refer to any
governmental body and also used to
identify a major unit headed by a single
administrator of near-cabinet status --> Ex.
Environmental Protection Agency
• Commission is given to agencies changed
with the regulation of business activities.
48. Titles Used In The Executive
Branch
•governmental bodyrefer to any to
Agency is used to
and also used
identify a major unit headed by a single
administrator of near-cabinet status --> Ex.
Environmental Protection Agency
•Commission is given to agencies changed
with the regulation of business activities.
49. Titles Used In The Executive
Branch
•with the regulation ofto agencies changed
Commission is given
business activities.
53. •most often given to those agencies that
Corporation/Authority are titles that are
conduct business-like activities. They
are also headed by a board and manager
--> Ex. The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation and Tennessee Valley
Authority.
54. •most often given to those agencies that
Corporation/Authority are titles that are
conduct business-like activities. They
are also headed by a board and manager
--> Ex. The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation and Tennessee Valley
Authority.
•major elements in a often given to the
Bureau is the name
department-service
administration, office, branch, and division
are often used for the same purpose.
58. Staff & Line Agencies
• Staff Agency: supports the chief advice & &
other administrators by offering
executive
other assistance in management of the
organization.
• Lineorganization exists. the tasks for which
the
Agency: performs
• The difference can help you find your way
through the complex federal bureaucracy.
These units make up any administrative
organizations.
63. The Executive Office of
the President (EOP)
• A complexmost of the President’sseparate advisors
staffed by
organization of several
closest
agencies
and assistants.
• It provides the President with support that he/she
needs to govern effectively.
• The EOPsupport the President’sby FDR in 1939 in
order to
was founded/ created
duties. He then
proposed the idea to the Congress and they approved.
• The EOP has responsibilities for tasks ranging from
communicating the President’s message to the
American people to promoting our trade interest
aboard.
68. The White House
Office (WHO)
• This office contains staff who are immediately
around the President himself.
69. The White House
Office (WHO)
• This office contains staff who are immediately
around the President himself.
• Though it is with thethe EOP, the such that itofcan
relationship
part of
President is
closeness its
be considered an entity apart of the EOP.
70. The White House
Office (WHO)
• This office contains staff who are immediately
around the President himself.
• Though it is with thethe EOP, the such that itofcan
relationship
part of
President is
closeness its
be considered an entity apart of the EOP.
• The President definesthan roles These members
members in it rather
the
law.
played by
do not have to be confirmed by Congress.
74. •The WHO is an administrative
set-up to add the president in his
day-to-day running of the country.
They give advice to the President
when it is requested.
75. •The WHO is an administrative
set-up to add the president in his
day-to-day running of the country.
They give advice to the President
when it is requested.
•The employees in the WHO are
located on the two wings of the
White House –the East wing and
the West wing.
76. •The employees in the WHO are
located on the two wings of the
White House –the East wing and
the West wing.
80. The National Security
Council
• The NSC to provide him/her with information
President
meets when they are needed by the
on domestic, foreign, and military matters that
affect the nations safety. (*this is a staff
agency*)
81. The National Security
Council
• The NSC to provide him/her with information
President
meets when they are needed by the
on domestic, foreign, and military matters that
affect the nations safety. (*this is a staff
agency*)
• The NSC consists ofTreasury, & Defense, &
Secretaries of State,
the Council, the VP
the
dir. of the CIA and the chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
82. The National Security
Council
• The NSC to provide him/her with information
President
meets when they are needed by the
on domestic, foreign, and military matters that
affect the nations safety. (*this is a staff
agency*)
• The NSC consists ofTreasury, & Defense, &
Secretaries of State,
the Council, the VP
the
dir. of the CIA and the chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
• The NSCAct ofestablished by the National
Security
was
1947.
88. Office of Homeland
Security
•The most recent agency in the EOP.
•after agency was created by President Bush
This
9/11.
89. Office of Homeland
Security
•The most recent agency in the EOP.
•after agency was created by President Bush
This
9/11.
•the Presidentof this office is entitled to keep
The director
informed on all the ongoing
efforts to protect the country against any/all
acts of terrorism.
90. Office of Homeland
Security
•The most recent agency in the EOP.
•after agency was created by President Bush
This
9/11.
•the Presidentof this office is entitled to keep
The director
informed on all the ongoing
efforts to protect the country against any/all
acts of terrorism.
• The dir. and his staff work with the new
Cabinet-level Department of Homeland
Security.
94. Other Units of The EOP and
Their Assistance to the President
95. Other Units of The EOP and
Their Assistance to the President
• The Executive Office of
the President is not a
single agency, but a
compound agency made up
of over two-dozen separate
ones.
96. Other Units of The EOP and
Their Assistance to the President
97.
98.
99. Here are a handful of the
agencies involved in the
EOP:
100. Here are a handful of the
agencies involved in the
EOP:
• Council of members commissionedsmallthe President
only three
Economic Advisers: A
by
council of
with the consent of Congress. The CEA is
responsible for assisting the President with the
Economic Report, to gather information on
economic concerns, and to appraise or evaluate the
programs and activities of the Federal Government.
101. Here are a handful of the
agencies involved in the
EOP:
• Council of members commissionedsmallthe President
only three
Economic Advisers: A
by
council of
with the consent of Congress. The CEA is
responsible for assisting the President with the
Economic Report, to gather information on
economic concerns, and to appraise or evaluate the
programs and activities of the Federal Government.
• Councilof, that’s right youQuality: Theenvironmental
charge
on Environmental
guessed it,
CEQ is in
safety. The CEQ advises the President of
environment issues not only on a national level but
on global level to a certain extent as well.
102. Here are a handful of the
agencies involved in the
EOP:
103.
104.
105. •Domestic Policy Council: The DPC consistsof
several offices that all connect to the ideals
of
domesticity. The Office of National AIDS
Policy, the Office of Faith-based and
Neighborhood Partnership, the Office of Social
Innovation and Civic Participation are all
incorporated into the Domestic Policy Council.
•Office second most influential council over the
is the
of Management and Budget: The OMB
economy, they help to manage the federal
budget each fiscal year, and make a
meticulous estimate of federal spending and
receipts.
109. The EOP in Relation to
Education
•The EOP connects to education issues
through the Council of Economic Advisers
and The Office of Management and Budget.
The Council of Economic Advisers conduct
research involving teens.
110. The EOP in Relation to
Education
•The EOP connects to education issues
through the Council of Economic Advisers
and The Office of Management and Budget.
The Council of Economic Advisers conduct
research involving teens.
•their habits. The Office of Managementas
Research on behavior in school as well
and Budget must incorporate schools into
the federal budget for the fiscal year.