1. The Federal
Bureaucracy
IT’S PART OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

2. Organization of the Executive Branch
President
White House Staff (led
by Chief of Staff)
Executive Office of the
President
Various Offices
(Management &
Budget, US Trade
Office, etc.)
Managers, and other
EB employees
President’s Personal
Advisors
Cabinet Secretaries
Various Departments
(State, Treasury, etc.)

3. Let’s Define This
oGoal of the Executive Branch: carry out Congressional
laws (“faithfully execute”)
oGoal of the Federal Bureaucracy: To assist the President
at carrying out the laws
o Bureaucracy: Organizational system for a large
organization (school districts, universities, corporations)
o simply defined as the various agencies of the federal
government
o Bureaucrats: the people who do the day-to-day job of
governing
oGovernment bureaucracy has a negative reputation—
why?

4. Here’s why…

5. Characteristics of a bureaucracy
oThere is internal division of labor and specialized
by function (big jobs broken into smaller ones)
oEmployees are recruited and promoted based on
relevant technical expertise
oVarious units of the bureaucracy are arranged in a
hierarchy (clear lines of authority and
communications)—one authority at the top
oOperations are guided and constrained by
established rules and procedures
oEmphasis is on establishing goals efficiently and
effectively (standardization)

6. Types of Federal Organizations
1. Departments
2. Independent Regulatory
Commissions
3. Independent Agencies
4. Government
Corporations
You get to define each!

7. And now…

8. The federal
bureaucracy project!