Bureaucracy
And the
U.S. Government
Characteristics of Bureaucracy
Hierarchical Authority
Pyramid structure
The top have control and direct those
below
Job Specialization
Defined duties and responsibilities
Formal rules
Established regulations and procedures
Reasons Bureaucracy is Needed
The increased size of the Nation
The growth of the many and
extensive powers of the presidency
The ongoing scientific, technological
and industrial developments in society
George Washington
Mr. President
Elected unanimously
elected by the electoral
college in 1789
No Federal laws
No Courts
No staff
No treasury
No taxes
With much debt
Weak army
Washington and the 1st Cabinet
Little is stated about the organization of
the executive branch
Washington creates 4 departments
Secretary of State – Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of Treasury – Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of war – Henry Knox
Attorney General - Edmund Randolph
The cabinet
The Secretaries of the Cabinet
Departments are appointed by the
President and approved by the Senate
The role of the cabinet is to give
advice to the President and to
oversee the functions of the
department.
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Presidential Administration Today
The Executive Office of the President
16 Cabinet Departments
Nearly 150 independent agencies in the
executive branch
These were created because the workload
of the Federal Government continued to
expand with the size and complexity of
the nation.
Civil Service
An attempt to change the spoils
system and other forms of patronage
used in the past
Its goal is to recruit and hire the
best available people for the federal
work force.