Unit VII Warm-Ups (12/14/09) Instructions: Match the correct “Power” with its corresponding Title.

1. Send Troops to Iraq Issue Presidential Order Issue a Pardon Remove an official from office Veto a bill Sign a Treaty with Great Britain Executive Power Ordinance Power Judicial Power Legislative Power Diplomatic Power Military Power Unit VII Warm-Ups (12/14/09)Instructions: Match the correct “Power” with its corresponding Title.

2. Unit VII Warm-Ups (12/06/10) • Name the Three elements of every Bureaucracy. • What is the EOP, IRS, FBI, CIA, SEC, FAA, FCC?

3. Ch.15 Government at Work: The Bureaucracy

4. 15.1 – The Federal Bureaucracy • What is Bureaucracy? • 3 Features • Hierarchical Authority: built as a pyramid, with a chain of command running from the top of the pyramid to the bottom • Job Specialization: certain defined duties and responsibilities • Formalized Rules: does work according to a set of established regulations and procedures • Benefit of a Bureaucracy • Efficient and Fast

5. Major Elements of the Federal Bureaucracy • Federal Bureaucracy: all of the agencies, people, and procedures through which the Federal Government operates • Means by which the government makes and administers public policy • President is the federal administrator of the Federal Government • Organization • Executive Office of the President • 14 Cabinet Departments • Large # of Independent Agencies

6. Major Elements of the Federal Bureaucracy • The Name Game • Department: reserved for agencies of Cabinet Rank (Ex. Department of Defense) • Agency/Administration: refers to any governmental body (Ex. EPA or NASA) • Corporation/Authority: title given to those agencies that conduct business-like activities (Ex. FDIC or TVA) • Bureau: Major elements within a department (Ex. Within the Department of Justice – FBI) • Why is it called the name game? – many are referred to by their name or a given name (Ex. IRS or “Ginnie Mae” – Government National Mortgage Association

7. Major Elements of the Federal Bureaucracy • Staff & Line Agencies • Staff Agencies: aid the chief executive and other administrators by offering advice and assistance • Line Agencies: perform the tasks for which the organization exists • Major difference • Staff agency helps • Line agency operates “on the line” where “the action” is

8. 15.2 – The Executive Office of the President (EOP) • The White House Office • “Nerve Center” of the Executive Office • Chief of Staff to the President directs all of the operations of the White House Office • The National Security Council (NSC) • Advise the President in all domestic, foreign, and military matters that relate to the nation’s security • Office of Homeland Security

9. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) • Other EOP Agencies • Office of Management & Budget (OMB): major task is the preparation of the federal budget • Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives: charged with encouraging and expanding the combat against drug abuse, homelessness, and poverty by private groups • Office of National Drug Control Policy • Council of Economic Advisors: major source of information and advice on the nation’s economy

10. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) • Other Units in the EOP • The Office of Policy Development: advises on all matters relating to domestic affairs • Council on Environmental Quality: aids on environmental Quality matters • Office of the Vice President • Office of United States Trade Representative: advises on all matters of foreign trade • Office of Science & Technology Policy: advises on all scientific, engineering, and other technological matters • Office of Administration: “housekeeping” agency

11. 15.3 – The Executive Departments • 14 Executive Departments • Chief Officers & Staff • Each department is headed by a secretary (except for the Department of Justice – Attorney General) • The Cabinet • Role: Informal advisory body • Choosing Cabinet Members • President appoints, Senate confirms

12. The Cabinet • Departments • State Treasury • Defense Justice • Interior Agriculture • Commerce Labor • Transportation Energy • Education Veteran’s Affairs • Health & Human Services • Housing & Urban Development

13. 15.4 – Independent Agencies • Independent agencies are largely free from presidential control. • Three Types of Independent Agencies • Independent Executive Agencies • Ex. NASA, EPA, Peace Corps, FEC, etc. • Does not have Cabinet status • Few employees and small budgets

14. Independent Agencies • Independent Regulatory Commissions • Created to regulate and police important aspects of the nation’s economy • Ex. FTC, SEC, FCC, etc. • Government Corporations • Subject to President’s direction and control • Set-up by Congress to carry out certain business-like activities • Ex. FDIC, TVA, etc.

15. 15.5 – The Civil Service • Civil Service: Those civilian employees who perform the administrative work of the government. • The Spoils System • The practice of giving offices and other favors for government to political supporters and friends • Andrew Jackson – “Father” of the Spoils System • Patronage: the practice off giving jobs to supporters and friends

16. Civil Service • The Pendleton Act laid the foundation of the present federal civil service system. • Purpose: make merit the basis for hiring and promoting in the federal work force • Civil Service Today • Office of Personnel Management is now the Federal Government’s central personnel agency