1. Federal Bureaucracy

A. depts. and agencies that do the work of the federal gov.

B. Article II gives Pres. The power to appt. Dep. Heads

C. 3 million workers-Bureaucrats

D. congress controls the bureaucracy by the power of the purse

F. made up of career Bur.

2. Executive Departments

A. Cabinet

1. Help the president make decisions and set policies

2. 14 positions

3. Inner cabinet-deal withnational issues-dept of def-state dept-treasury dept-attorney general

4. Outer cabinet

B. Organization

1. Secretary

2. Department Sec

3. Career Bur.

C. Loyalties

1. Career Bur.

2. Members of Congress

3. Special interest groups

3. Independent Agencies1. NASA2. Gov corporations

a. businesses the gov runs, TVA, FDIC4. Regulatory commissions

1. make rules for large corporations2. deregulation

a. reduce power of agenciesb. promote competition

1. procurement-purchasing ofmaterials

5. Civil Service

A. Spoils system

B. Pendleton act-created civilservice system

C. Civil service reform act 1978

1. Office of Personal and Management

2. Merit System and Protection Board

3. Federal Job Inf. Center

D. Presidential appointed jobs

1. Listed in the Plum Book

2. Do not have to go through civil service

3. 2200 jobs the Presidentcan appoint

6. Hatch Act

A. limits how involved fed. Employees can be in

elections

B. can do anything off duty except run for partisan elected office or solicitcontributions from the general public

C. can do nothing at work-even wear a campaign button

7. Bureaucracy

A. Liaison officers

1. promote good relations with congress

B. Role of courts

1. injunctions

a. order to stop an action or enforce a rule/regulation

C. Clinton

1. reinventing Government

a. eliminate waste in governmentcut down the size of the

bureaucracy