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Bureaucratic Organization

How Big Is the American Bureaucracy?

• In 1801, there were 2,120 government employees.

• Today, there are nearly 3,000,000 government employees.

• Several efforts to reduce number

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

State Department

• Embassies

• Analyzes data

• Foreign policy

Department of the Treasury

• Manages monetary resources of U.S.

• Mint & Engraving

• IRS

• Secret Service

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of the Interior

• Protects public land and resources

• Oversee relations with Native Americans

• Bureau of Mines

• National Park Service

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Agriculture

• Helps farmers expand markets

• Conservation programs

• Financial credit to farmers

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Justice• FBI

• Immigration and Naturalization Service

• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

• Anti-Trust Division

• Civil Rights Division

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Labor• Protects American workers

• Minimum wage

• Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Defense• Army

• Navy & Marines

• Air Force

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Commerce• Promote industry and trade

• Bureau of the Census

• Patent and Trademark Office

• National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Health & Human Services

• Public Health Service• Food and Drug Administration• Medicare• Medicaid• Social Security Administration

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Equal housing

• National Mortgage Association

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Transportation• Policy, planning & development

• Highways

• Railroads,

• Aviation

• Mass Transit

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Energy

• Energy policy

• Research

• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Education

• Coordinates policy

• Federal funds to schools

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Department of Veterans Affairs• Hospitals

• Benefits for veterans

• Education for veterans

The Cabinet Bureaucracy

Independent Agencies

• Over 100 independent agencies

• President appoints head

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• NASA

• Civil Rights Commission

• Small Business Administration

• CIA

• GSA

• Peace Corps

Independent Agencies

Government Corporations

60 corporations run by government

• TVA

• FDIC

• Postal Service

Regulatory Commissions

• Totally independent of all 3 branches of government to keep them free from political influence.

• President appoints commissioners, but cannot fire them.

• Long terms of office for commissioners

• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Civil Aeronautics Board

• EEOC

Regulatory Commissions