Government Agencies- Agencies fall into 4

general types Cabinet Departments Government Corporations Independent Executive Agencies Independent Regulatory Commissions

Who are the Bureaucrats?

Cabinet

Not all government agencies are part of

Cabinet departments Some INDEPENDENT Executive AGENCIES

are set up outside the departmental structure President still appoints and directs heads of each

agency

Independent Executive Agencies

Independent Executive Agencies

Usually have broad powers to provide public services that are either too expensive or too important to be left to private initiatives

Examples- NASA, EPA, CIA

Agencies whose primary mission is to

impose limits restrictions, or other obligations on the conduct of individuals or companies in the private sector FRB- Charged with governing banks FCC- licensing radio and TV stations and

regulating their programming ***** Help protect the Consumer

from businesses and industry*****

Independent Regulatory Commissions

Government Corporations

A government agency that performs a service normally provided by the private sector and charges for their market service

Comsat- Lets you purchase Gov’t satellite use

Making Agencies Accountable President has

authority to Appoint and remove

agency heads Reorganize the

bureaucracy Make changes in

budget proposals Issue executive orders Reduce an agency’s

budget

Congress has the Authority to Pass laws that alter an

agency’s functions Abolish existing

programs Investigate activities Limit the use of funds Write legislation to limit

the Bureaucracy

Created by Congress Appointed by President Funded by Congress Governed by the president

Paid for by the taxpayer

Who is the bureaucracy accountable too?

By the People

Freedom of Information Act 1966- Allowed

citizens the right to inspect all government documents except intelligence reports