Ch. 15 Gov't Test

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

• Bureaucracy

• Domestic Affairs

• Executive Office of the President

• Executive Department

All matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs.

• Bureaucracy

• Domestic Affairs

• Executive Office of the President

• Executive Department

An organization of several agencies staffed by the President’s closest advisors.

• Bureaucracy

• Domestic Affairs

• Executive Office of the President

• Executive Department

Often called the Cabinet Departments, they are the traditional units of federal administration.

• Bureaucracy

• Domestic Affairs

• Executive Office of the President

• Executive Department

Feature of a Bureaucracy:

Structured as a pyramid with the chain of command running from the top of the pyramid down.

• Hierarchical Authority

• Job Specialization

• Formalized Rules

Feature of a Bureaucracy where there is precise division of labor within the organization.

• Hierarchical Authority

• Job Specialization

• Formalized Rules

1. Feature of a Bureaucracy:

2. Regulations and procedures by which the bureaucracy does its work.

• Hierarchical Authority

• Job Specialization

• Formalized Rules

What are the 3 features of a Bureaucracy?

• Executive Office of the President

• Hierarchical Authority

• Formalized Rules

• Cabinet

• Job Specialization

Bureaucrats are ________ officials.

• Elected

• Unelected

What are the 3 parts of the Federal Bureaucracy?

• Executive Office of the President

• Cabinet

• Formalized Rules

• Job Specialization

• Independent Agencies