THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY



CHAPTER 15: THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY

|TYPE | |LED BY/ HOW | |

|OF AGENCY |EXPLANATION |APPOINTED/TERM |EXAMPLES |

|CABINET |15 depts. that manage specific policy areas; each has its |led by Secretary of…, chosen by pres; |State |

|DEPARTMENTS |own budget & staff; also serve as advisors to the president|with approval of the |Defense |

| |as he so desires |Senate; serves at pleasure |Homeland Security |

| | |of the president | |

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|REGULATORY |responsible for some sector of the economy – making & |commission of 5 – 10 members; appointed |Fed; FCC; NLRB; SEC |

|AGENCIES |enforcing rules designed to protect the public interest; |by pres with consent of Senate for a | |

| |also judge disputes over these rules |fixed term | |

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|GOVERNMENT |govt. owned business; provides a service and competes with |run by a Board of Directors that is |Postal Service; TVA; |

|CORPORATIONS |the private sector; charges fees; receives funding from |appointed by the president with the |FDIC |

| |Congress rather than the private sector |consent of the Senate; serve at the | |

| | |pleasure of the president | |

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|INDEPENDENT |any agency that doesn’t fit in neatly with one of the above|appointed by president with consent of |NASA; |

|EXECUTIVE |categories |the Senate; serve at pleasure of the |CIA |

|AGENCIES | |president | |

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CHAPTER 15: THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY

|TYPE | |LED BY/ HOW | |

|OF AGENCY |EXPLANATION |APPOINTED/TERM |EXAMPLES |

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|CABINET | | | |

|DEPARTMENTS | | | |

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|REGULATORY | | | |

|AGENCIES | | | |

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| | |run by a Board of Directors that is | |

| | |appointed by the president with the | |

| | |consent of the Senate; serve at the | |

|GOVERNMENT | |pleasure of the president | |

|CORPORATIONS | | | |

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|INDEPENDENT | | | |

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|AGENCIES | | | |

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