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UNIT #3
The Executive Branch
CHAPTER #10
The Federal Bureaucracy
LESSON #3
The Many Jobs of the Bureaucracy
-When Congress passes a law, all the details of the law are not necessarily written
-Executive Branch decides on smaller details-Bureaucrats, working in executive
departments, work out the details of the law as well as carry out the law
-Congress can, of course, pass laws to overrule these actions
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A Bureaucrat’s WorkUNIT #3
The Executive Branch
CHAPTER #10
The Federal Bureaucracy
LESSON #3
The Many Jobs of the Bureaucracy
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An Example…UNIT #3
The Executive Branch
CHAPTER #10
The Federal Bureaucracy
LESSON #3
The Many Jobs of the Bureaucracy
Congress Passes legislation increasing lumbering in National Forests
Congress Passes legislation increasing lumbering in National Forests
The President signs the bill into law—delegating duty to a cabinet member
The President signs the bill into law—delegating duty to a cabinet member
The Secretary of Agriculture decides what regions of the country will increase lumbering and by how much
The Secretary of Agriculture decides what regions of the country will increase lumbering and by how much
Medford District Offices (bureaucrats) determines which portions of local national forest will be cut
Medford District Offices (bureaucrats) determines which portions of local national forest will be cut
Employees of District Office (civil servants) prepare forest for cutting by marking trees, arranging logging roads and hiring local service provider to begin work
Employees of District Office (civil servants) prepare forest for cutting by marking trees, arranging logging roads and hiring local service provider to begin work
Logger (Local Service Provider) cuts designated areasLogger (Local Service Provider) cuts designated areas
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UNIT #3
The Executive Branch
CHAPTER #10
The Federal Bureaucracy
LESSON #3
The Many Jobs of the Bureaucracy
Work out billsWork out bills
Give input on potential laws
Give input on potential laws
Delegate dutyDelegate duty
Discuss most important issues of law
Discuss most important issues of law
Pass laws
Pass laws
Carry out and decide details of law
Carry out and decide details of law
How the Bureaucracy Fits In:
Congress passes law to increase road construction Dept. of Transportation
completes work Jobs created,
income levels rise
Congress cuts spending on road construction
Dept. of Transportation limits road construction
Jobs are lost, income levels decrease
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UNIT #3
The Executive Branch
CHAPTER #10
The Federal Bureaucracy
LESSON #3
The Many Jobs of the Bureaucracy
Client Groups
-The pressures of client groups influence the decisions of bureaucrats (Iron Triangle)
Apply pressure to spend
Budget funds to build military
Spends, making companies wealthy
Eisenhower speaks about the “Military-Industrial Complex”
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