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Federal Bureaucracy (1) The Executive Departments; ((Most Recent =…
Federal Bureaucracy
1) The Executive Departments;
Most Recent
= Veterans' Affairs
Homeland Security
Treasury
Defense
Education
State - ........
Agriculture
Transportation - Secretary of Transportation
Labor
Energy - Secretary of Energy
Justice -
Attorney General
4) Government Corporations
To perform Commercial Functions
Examples:
1)
The United States Postal Service
- Delivers Postage
2)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Protects saving deposits in commercial banks
3)
AMTRAK
- Runs nationwide train system
2) The Executive Agencies;
They also appointed by the President with Senate approval
But are not part of the President's Cabinet
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Protecting Human Health and Environment
The Federal Reserve Board
- Conducts Monetary Policy of the Federal Government, Supervises Banks and Protect Consumers
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Conducts Space exploration and aeronautic research
3) Independent Regulatory Commissions (IRCs)
Administratively Independent
of all three branches of Government. They operate behind
barriers
created by Congress to
shield them from direct Presidential control
They are subject to Pressures from the
White House
,
Congress
and
Industries
and
Groups
they seek to regulate.
An IRC may regulate railways, airlines, radio, television, banks and labour unions....
An example of the first IRC was the
'Interstate Commerce Commission'
- The power to
license
all surface forms of transport engaging in trade amongst states