Federal Bureaucracy

Directions: Complete this worksheet. Use the notes and www.whitehouse.gov as a

reference.
Department/ Position Name One issue that could be addressed by Dept/
Agency for citizens

John Kerry • Passport

State

Treasury

Interior

Agriculture

Justice

Commerce

Labor

Defense
Health & Human Services

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation

Energy

Education

Veteran’s Affairs

Homeland Security

Ofc of Management & Budget

National Security Council

Pres Chairs,
VP, SOS, SOT, SOD, Jt Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Cohen
Chairs
Council of Economic Advisors

Press Secretary:

Josh Earnest; handles speaking to press, updating them on

positions of White House on matters

Chief of Staff:

Denis McDonough; highest ranking employee in the

Executive Office of the President; oversees the White

House staff, manages the president’s schedule and decides

who gets to see the president; “The Gatekeeper”

Department:

Cabinet agencies
Agency:

any government body with a single administrator; near

Cabinet Status (ex. Environmental Protection Agency)

Administration:

similar to agency (ex. NASA National Aeronautics & Space

Administration)
Commission:

investigatory, advisory and reporting bodies; agencies

charged with regulation of business activities (ex. FCC

Federal Communications Commission)

Corporation/Authority: agencies that conduct business-like activities; headed by a
board (ex. FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FEC Federal Elections Commission)

1. What two types of services do independent agencies (government corporations)

perform?
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2. What is the purpose of regulatory commissions?

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3. What are some problems/criticisms of regulatory commissions? (List two.)

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4. Define deregulation and give one argument for and against it.
a. Deregulation:

b. For:

c. Against: