Transcript Bureaucratic Organization

Bureaucratic
Organization
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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Independent Agencies
• Over 100 independent agencies
• President appoints head
Independent Agencies
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
NASA
Civil Rights Commission
Small Business Administration
CIA
GSA
Peace Corps
Government Corporations
60 corporations run by government
• TVA
• FDIC
• Postal Service
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
Regulatory Commissions
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Civil Aeronautics Board
• EEOC