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Chapter 10

Published on Dec 11, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY

SECTION 1

Bureaucratic Organization

Hundreds of agencies like the FBI help to make up the federal bureaucracy. The people who work for these organizations are called bureaucrats, or civil servants.

The Cabinet Departments
The15 cabinet departments are a major part of the federal bureaucracy.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

RESPONSIBLE FOR FOREIGN POLICY OF THE U.S! EST:1789

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

MANAGING THE MONETARY RESOURCES OF THE U.S! EST:1789
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

TO PROTECT PUBLIC LAND AND NATURAL RECOURSES! EST:1849
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

HELPED FARMERS IMPROVE INCOME & EXPAND MARKETS! EST:1862
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

OVERSEES THE NATION'S LEGAL AFFAIRS & ENFORCES LAWS EST: 1870

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

TO PROTECT THE COMMERCIAL SEGMENTS OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

PROTECTING AMERICAN WORKERS & PROTECTS PENSION RIGHTS EST:1913
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

PROTECTS THE NATIONS SECURITY EST:1789

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SOURCES

MANAGES THE FEDERAL MEDICARE & MEDICADE PROGRAM EST 1979
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT EST 1965

TO PRESERVES NATIONS COMMUNITIES & EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

TO HELP REGULATE ALL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION EST 1966

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EST 1997

PLANS ENERGY POLICIES, RESEARCHES, & DEVELOPS ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

COORDINATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC&PEIVATW SCHOOLS

Department of Veteran Affairs
Founded in 1989, this department was formerly known as the Veterans Administration. It administers several hospitals as well as educational and other programs designed to benefit veterans and their families.

Department of Homeland Security
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led to the creation of this department in 2002. It controls Coast Guard, the Border Patrol, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, & many other agencies. It also analyzes information collected by the FBI and the CIA

Independent Agencies

The federal bureaucracy also contains over 100 independent organizations that aren't part of these departments. The presidents appoints the heads of the these agencies.

Regulatory Commissions
occupy a special place in the federal bureaucracy. They are independent of all three branches of the national government.

THE END

BY: TAKIA, ERRICKA, & BRIANA