WebQuest – The Federal Bureaucracy



WebQuest – The Federal Bureaucracy

Line Agencies are the backbone of administrative machinery. They signify an unbroken, vertical line through which authority flows from top to the bottom. The Internet has a vast amount of resources available related to the work of these independent agencies. The goal of this webquest is to locate and utilize the websites of various agencies within the Executive branch.

Your Task:

Answer the following questions for each subdivision of the executive branch:

1) What is the goal of the agency? (Look under “Mission”, “Goals” “About” “FAQs” or “Purpose”.)

2) Which of the four types of “line agencies” (GC, RC or Cabinet/Executive Agency) does this agency belong under and WHY?

3) For each agency, answer the one specific question I have provided.

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

1) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________________________________

3) Find the “Recalls and Product Safety” section. Choose one product and find the following information:

a. What is the product being recalled? ____________________________________

b. Why is the product being recalled (hazard)? ______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

c. What is the recommended consumer “remedy”? __________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

1) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________________________________

3) Find the “Learn the Issues” and then “Greener Living” section. Give 3 examples of steps you can take to reduce the use of or conserve energy, water or trash “At Home”.

a. __________________________________________________________________

b. __________________________________________________________________

c. __________________________________________________________________

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

1) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________________________________

3) Click on “About TVA” – Which regions get power from the TVA? Is Pennsylvania included? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

1) See FAQ’s under About Us - _____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________________________________

3) Find the “Ten Most Wanted” section. Are any from our area? ____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

** Now it will be your turn to find one example of each of the following types of Executive branch subdivisions. Use the site “” and complete the following.

Regulatory Commission

Name – __________________________________________________________________________

Mission/Function/Purpose – ___________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

One interesting fact about this agency or useful part of their website – ______________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Government Corporation

Name – __________________________________________________________________________

Mission/Function/Purpose – ___________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

One interesting fact about this agency or useful part of their website – ______________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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