PPT-The 4 th Branch? Federal Bureaucracy

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. 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. What is it?. Bureaucracy A large organization in which people with specialized knowledge are organized into a clearly defined hierarchy of bureaus and offices, each of which has a specified mission. . 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). 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. Tell me how you feel?. “. Bureaucracy is the death of all sound work. ”- Einstein. “. Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible. ”- Javier . Salcedo. “. Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.. Spring 2006. One, Two, Three. Ideal type. “Why bureaucracy?”. Superiority. 7 Characteristics of Bureaucracy. 1. The business is an ongoing concern. 2. Offices function according to rules. 3. Offices are organized hierarchically . 12.1 Intro. Intro. Obama had to do a lot of stuff. Healthcare. Economic crisis. Nukes in North Korea and Iran. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq . Names for the president . Leader of the free world, commander in chief. 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.. Unit IV. Carlyle 2013. IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts. 35–45%. A. The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of power. 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). 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. ?. Hierarchical Authority Structure. Power flows top-down and responsibility bottom-to-top. Task Specialization. Experts perform jobs with extensive rules. Operate on Merit Principle. What does it take to be a great president?. Demographic Characteristics . of U.S. Presidents . Male—100% . Protestant—97% . British ancestry—82%. College education—77% . Politicians—69% . Lawyers—62% .