US Government M4L2 - The Federal Bureaucracy

Department of State

Oversees issues regarding foreign policy

Why are many of the agencies classified as independent?

Congress wants them protected from political manipulation.

Any agency within the President's Cabinet is given the name

Department

Line agency

An agency which performs the tasks for which the organization exists.

Identify the main groups of agencies within the Executive Branch.

Cabinet departments Executive Office of the President Independent Agencies

Red tape

Excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities, especially in public business.

According to the chart above, which agencies fall under the Executive Office?

National Security Council Office of the First Lady Council of Economic Advisors

Department of Defense

Oversees all agencies and functions directly dealing with national security and the United States Armed Forces

Department of Treasury

Principal economic advisor to the President

Department of Justice

Represents the United States in all legal matters

How are Cabinet members selected for their position?

The President selects them and the Senate confirms them

Bureaucracy

all of the agencies, departments, administrations, authorities, people, and procedures through which the Federal Government operates.

Staff agency

an entity that has employees that can be hired out for temporary or long term work

Administration

the management of public affairs; government.