Transcript Bringing together the Bureaucracy - Parkway C-2

Bringing together the
Bureaucracy
Question Time!!!
Answer Questions for Participation
Points!!!
Who is the Secretary of State?
What does the Department of State
do????
Mission
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Department Mission Statement
Advance freedom for the benefit of the American
people and the international community by
helping to build and sustain a more democratic,
secure, and prosperous world composed of wellgoverned states that respond to the needs of
their people, reduce widespread poverty, and act
responsibly within the international system.
AKA
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Help set foreign policy in the United States
in order to create a responsible and
prosperous country in a global
community…
See if you can make a
connection here… 
Parkway North’s Mission
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The mission of Parkway North High
School is to develop self-directed,
creative, critical thinkers who are
socially responsible people prepared
for an ever-changing world.
What does the Department of the
Interior do?
Mission
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Our Mission: Protecting America's Great
Outdoors and Powering Our Future
The U.S. Department of the Interior
protects America’s natural resources and
heritage, honors our cultures and tribal
communities, and supplies the energy to
power our future.
What is a tangible effect of the
Department of the Interior?
What is a tangible effect of the
Department of Veteran Affairs?
Who leads the Department of
Justice?
What does the Department of
Justice do?
Mission
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To enforce the law and defend the
interests of the United States according to
the law; to ensure public safety against
threats foreign and domestic; to provide
federal leadership in preventing and
controlling crime; to seek just punishment
for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and
to ensure fair and impartial administration
of justice for all Americans.
Part of the Department of Justice
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FBI
DEA
U.S. Marshals
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives
Why does all of this matter?
What does this say about our
bureaucracy?
The President of the United
States is responsible for running
all aspects of the country
But it is not possible to do it
alone.
The Cabinet is…
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16 Staff members that report directly to
the President to advise him on specific
matters important to the running of the
U.S.
Some Cabinet matters of note
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Vice President
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Treasury
Only a SMALL SMALL fraction
fo the Bureaucracy…
Multiply the green dots
in yellow by a about 50
thousand to get the
actual number in the
Bureaucracy
The job of the Bureaucracy is to
make it possible for the President
to be able to do his/her job.
So do everyone a favor and give
a bureaucrat (government
worker) a hug today!!!