The Executive
Branch
Bureaucracy
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Combined organizational
structure in place to
manage activity
Max Weber, an influential
bureaucrat
National Conventions
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Part of the electoral
process. Presidential
nominating conventions
held every four years by
each party
Electoral College
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Popularly elected
representatives who
formally elect the
President and VP in
each Presidential election
Succession
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Following in order or sequence
Duties
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associated with customs
on items purchased abroad
Excise Tax
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Tax or production on
sale of goods
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Gas
Cell Phones
Corporate Tax
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Taxes on profits made by companies
Thanks to an obscure loophole in the tax code,
Carnival can legally avoid most taxes.
State Sales Tax
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Tax on consumption;
merchants collect and
send to states
Local Property Tax
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Tax on the property you
own
Regulatory Functions/Agencies
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Regulations…
Over 20 agencies
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U.S. Coast Guard
Immigration and Customs
Secret Service
Treasury department (IRS)
Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service)
Health and Human Resources
(Centers for Disease Control
Food and Drug Administration
Housing and Urban Development
(Federal Housing Authority)
Federal Reserve System
Social Security
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Old-age, disability
insurance
Sanctions
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Ban on trade
UN Security Council Sanctions Committees
Non-Government Organization
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Organizations funded
partially or totally by
government
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Charitable orientation
Service orientation
Participatory orientation
Empowering orientation