Bureaucracy And the

U.S. Government

Characteristics of Bureaucracy

Hierarchical AuthorityPyramid structureThe top have control and direct those below

Job SpecializationDefined duties and responsibilities

Formal rules Established regulations and procedures

Reasons Bureaucracy is Needed

The increased size of the NationThe growth of the many and extensive powers of the presidencyThe ongoing scientific, technological and industrial developments in society

George WashingtonMr. President

Elected unanimously elected by the electoral college in 1789No Federal lawsNo CourtsNo staffNo treasury No taxesWith much debtWeak army

Washington and the 1st Cabinet

Little is stated about the organization of the executive branchWashington creates 4 departments

Secretary of State – Thomas JeffersonSecretary of Treasury – Alexander HamiltonSecretary of war – Henry KnoxAttorney General - Edmund Randolph

The cabinet

The Secretaries of the Cabinet Departments are appointed by the President and approved by the SenateThe role of the cabinet is to give advice to the President and to oversee the functions of the department.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/inside-white-house-cabinet

Presidential Administration Today

The Executive Office of the President16 Cabinet DepartmentsNearly 150 independent agencies in the executive branch

These were created because the workload of the Federal Government continued to expand with the size and complexity of the nation.

Civil Service

An attempt to change the spoils system and other forms of patronage used in the pastIts goal is to recruit and hire the best available people for the federal work force.