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The Federal Beauracracy (3)

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• Executive Office of the Pres. (established in 1939)
• Executive Departments The Cabinet
(established in 1789)
• Independent Agencies

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Beauracracy

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A large, complex, administrative structure that handles the everyday business
of an organization.

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President Executive Office (8)

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  • WhiteHouseOffice
  • National Security Council (NSC)
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • OfficeofFaith-BasedandNeighborhoodPartnerships
  • OfficeofNationalDrugControlPolicy
  • OfficeofScienceandTechnologyPolicy
  • Council of Economic Advisors
  • OfficeofUSTradeRepresentative
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What does the Executive Office of the President consist of? (4)

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West Wing
East Wing
Eisenhower Executive Office Building New Executive Office Building

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What is the White House Office aka? And what does it consist of? (3)

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• The “Nerve Center” of the Executive Branch
Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Feb. 2013 -
• Chief of Staff
• Press Secretary
• Assistants to the President

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What is the National Security Council?

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The NSC is the President’s principal forum
for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials.

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What is the Office of Management & Budget?

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Prepares the federal budget (plan)
and manages the spending of the executive branch to see that the plans of the President
are being executed.

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What is the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships?

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Created by President Bush in 2001 to combat drug abuse, homelessness, poverty, etc.
by supporting private groups - including churches, church-related groups,
and non-profit groups.

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Original 4 cabinet departments (1789)

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State
Treasury
War (renamed Defense)
Attorney General

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The Cabinet departments (9)

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  • Original 4
  • Land
  • Money
  • Hs
  • TEEV (Transportation Energy Education Veterans Affairs)
  • Homeland Security
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Department of State

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Passport Office

United States Foreign Service

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Department of Treasury (3)

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  • United States Mint
  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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Department of Defense (DOD) (3)

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Army
Navy
Air Force

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Department of Justice (6)

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  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  • Anti-Trust Division
  • Civil Rights Division
  • Criminal Division
  • Bureau of Prisons
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Department of Interior (3)

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  • National Park Service
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
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Department of Agriculture

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• Farm ServiceAgency

  1. farm loans
  2. conservation
  3. disaster assistance
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Department of Commerce

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The Department of Commerce

is to promote the interests of American business, manufacturing and trade.

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Department of Labor (2)

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

* Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Department of Health & Human Services

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National Institutes of Health
Food and Drug Administration
Medicare and Medicaid

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Department of Housing & Urban Development

(HUD) was created by who?

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President Lyndon Johnson and VP Hubert Humphrey “The Great Society”

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Department of Transportation (2)

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  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

* Federal Highway Administration

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Federal Highway Administration

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Improve surface transportation for the nation. Promote public safety on the roads.

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What is the purpose of the Department of Energy (DOE)

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The Department of Energy’s overarching mission is to advance the national, economic and energy security of the United States.
The DOE conducts nuclear weapons research and deployment.

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Department of Education

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Note that in the U.S., the federal role in education is limited to research and aid. Because of the Tenth Amendment, most education policy is decided at the state and local levels.

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Department of Education 1789

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Presidential Candidate JIMMY CARTER promised to take the “E” out of “HEW”
(Dept of Health, Education and Welfare) and create a separate
Department of Education.
When elected President, Carter kept his promise.

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Department of Veteran Affairs 1989

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President Reagan speaking in 1984 to veterans of D-Day (June 6, 1944) at Point du Hoc, France, on the 40th Anniversary of
D-Day.

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National Cemetery Administration

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There are 60 VA cemeteries,
with 12 more being established,
in 34 states to provide casket and burial.

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What does the Department of Homeland Security 2002 consist of? (4)

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Coast Guard
Secret Service Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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