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Bureaucratic Organization
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How Big Is the American Bureaucracy?
• In 1801, there were 2,120 government employees.
• Today, there are nearly 3,000,000 government employees.
• Several efforts to reduce number
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The Cabinet Bureaucracy
State Department
• Embassies
• Analyzes data
• Foreign policy
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Department of the Treasury
• Manages monetary resources of U.S.
• Mint & Engraving
• IRS
• Secret Service
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
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Department of the Interior
• Protects public land and resources
• Oversee relations with Native Americans
• Bureau of Mines
• National Park Service
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Department of Agriculture
• Helps farmers expand markets
• Conservation programs
• Financial credit to farmers
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Department of Justice• FBI
• Immigration and Naturalization Service
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• Anti-Trust Division
• Civil Rights Division
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Department of Labor• Protects American workers
• Minimum wage
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Department of Defense• Army
• Navy & Marines
• Air Force
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Department of Commerce• Promote industry and trade
• Bureau of the Census
• Patent and Trademark Office
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Department of Health & Human Services
• Public Health Service• Food and Drug Administration• Medicare• Medicaid• Social Security Administration
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Equal housing
• National Mortgage Association
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Department of Transportation• Policy, planning & development
• Highways
• Railroads,
• Aviation
• Mass Transit
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Department of Energy
• Energy policy
• Research
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Department of Education
• Coordinates policy
• Federal funds to schools
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Department of Veterans Affairs• Hospitals
• Benefits for veterans
• Education for veterans
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Independent Agencies
• Over 100 independent agencies
• President appoints head
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• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• NASA
• Civil Rights Commission
• Small Business Administration
• CIA
• GSA
• Peace Corps
Independent Agencies
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Government Corporations
60 corporations run by government
• TVA
• FDIC
• Postal Service
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Regulatory Commissions
• Totally independent of all 3 branches of government to keep them free from political influence.
• President appoints commissioners, but cannot fire them.
• Long terms of office for commissioners
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• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Civil Aeronautics Board
• EEOC
Regulatory Commissions