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Government at Work: The Bureaucracy

Government at Work: The Bureaucracy. Executive Departments and Independent Agencies & Civil Service. Independent executive agencies, regulatory commission and gov’t. corporations. Pendleton Act 1883. Financing Government. Nontax Revenues & Borrowing. Power to tax Limitations Current Taxes

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Government at Work: The Bureaucracy

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  1. Government at Work: The Bureaucracy

  2. Executive Departments and Independent Agencies & Civil Service • Independent executive agencies, regulatory commission and gov’t. corporations. • Pendleton Act 1883

  3. Financing Government Nontax Revenues& Borrowing Power to tax Limitations Current Taxes Income, progressive, corporation, social insurance, payroll, regressive, excise, gift & custom duty Nonrevenue Purposes Interest on loans Congress can borrow Where the $ comes form: Taxes

  4. Spending & Budget • Entitlement programs • Defense – 2nd • Office of Management and Budget • Congress passes bills dealing with the spending • Bills to continue departments

  5. Foreign Policy & Nat’l Defense Dept. of State & Defense Isolationism to Internationalism Foreign Policy – President’s Responsibilities Right of legation Ambassadors – Diplomatic Immunity – Defense Department Civil Control Secretary of Defense Chief Civilian Aides Chief Military Aides Departments – CIA, USIA, NASA, ACDA, Selective Service Foreign & Defense Policy

  6. Foreign Aid – • Security Through Alliances • United Nations • Charter – membership, organization • General Assembly • Security council • Economic & Social Council, Trusteeship, International Court of Justice & Secretariat History of Foreign Policy Isolationist China WWI & WWII UN Cold War

  7. Pick one essay from each chapter. 1.(17) What is the UN and what are three major departments within the UN. Be sure to include their functions. 2. (17) Give me a summarized history of the US Foreign Policy. 3. (17)Describe the Foreign/Defense Policy Agencies and what functions each one serves. 4. (16) Describe how the government gets their money to fund all of its departments and agencies. Be sure to include where most of the money is spent and on what.

  8. More Questions to choose from. • 5. (16)What is nontax revenues and why does congress borrow money. Explain why you think that this is or is not a problem. • 6. (16) What does the Federal government spend its money one? Explain how the budget is decided on in the government. • 7. (15) What is the Federal Bureaucracy and what are some of the departments and Independent agencies involved? Explain your limitations if you work for the federal government.

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