AP US GOV

The Federal Bureaucracy:

political cartoon:

1. congress gives power to the EPA for the energy policy, gives more power, but also if something happens the EPA gets blamed. congress also is too busy to control the energy policy. the EPA is also an expert on the energy policy

2. too many bureaucracy positions

Bureaucracy Need to knows:

Bureaucratic Discretion- Discretionary Authority ( bureaucrats deciding how they are choosing to do things)

Rule Making- Executive Regulations ( congress gives power to bureaucrats)

Checks and Balances- congress, president, the courts ( iron triangle) how they affect the bureaucracy

acronym:

B- Bureaucracy

I- Interest

G- Groups

C- Congress

The Federal Bureaucracy: the fourth branch of gov?

• a systematic way of organizing a complex and large administrative structure

4 types of agencies

• Cabinet= 15 departments

• Independent Executive Agencies= no cabinet status, work on problems not covered by congress