PPT-Federal Bureaucracy

Unit IV Carlyle 2013 IV Institutions of National Government The Congress the Presidency the Bureaucracy and the Federal Courts 3545 A The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of power. The Federal Bureaucracy . Large, complex organization of appointed, . not . elected. . officials. “. bureau. ”. – French for . small . Line at the DMV. Bureaucracy. Large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, . officials with authority divided among several managers.. “bureau” – French for small desks, referring to the king’s traveling business men who set up small desks in town squares. Most . demographically representative part of government.. Diversity of jobs mirrors the private sector. .. 4 million employees; 2.8 million are civilians or “civil servants”. President only appoints 3% (patronage or political appointments). The Bureaucracy. Chapter 15. The Federal Bureaucracy. Section 1. What is a Bureaucracy?. Complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization.. Three Characteristics. ®. American Government and Politics. Unit . VI . – . The Presidency (13) and . The Federal Bureaucracy (15). Part 2 – The Federal Bureaucracy. Large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, . Examining the “Fourth Branch”. bureaucracy. literally means “rule by desks”. government by clerks. bureaucracy. Definition:. . an administrative system, especially in a government, that divides work into specific categories carried out by special departments of non-elected officials. Presidential vs. Parliamentary Systems. Bureaucracy and the Iron Triangle. Why . Parties and Elections in Authoritarian Regimes?. Presidential. Parliamentary. More checks and balances. Leg and Exec ‘. Most of people do not think of bureaucracies in a positive light. .. The . answer to our simple questions is usually forwarded from desk to desk. .. . The . term . bureaucracy typically refers to the agencies of government, but bureaucracy is also a form of organization found in both the public and private sectors. . Big idea: The federal bureaucracy, part of the executive branch, carries out most of the day to day work of the Federal Government. vocabulary. Bureaucracy. Bureaucrat. Administration. Staff agency. The Bureaucracy. Key Definitions and Facts. A bureaucracy is a large, complex organization of appointed officials.. The Federal Bureaucracy includes all o f the agencies, people, and procedures through which the federal government operates.. By DK. Learning Objectives. Define the Bureaucracy and its major functions. Explain how Congress and the Executive oversee the Bureaucracy . Crash Course. Crash Course Bureaucracy . Outline the basic history of the development of bureaucracy in the United States. Give emphasis to the turning points in this process. (331-334). Bureaucracy. Bureau. - Office or Desks. Cracy. - Rule or Form of Rule. Literally means rule from Desks. We have a lot of desks in our country . 3 million civilian and 2 million military. What the Bureaucracy Does. Some Bureaucratic Myths and Realities. Americans dislike bureaucrats. Bureaucracies are growing bigger each year. State and local: 20 million. Federal: 2.7 million; 2% of all civilian jobs. 14.1. Some Bureaucratic Myths and Realities. What is a Bureaucracy?. A bureaucracy is defined as the complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel..