Types of Bureaucracies

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READING: 409-440 in Edwards

UNIT TWO IDENTIFICATION TERMS
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Today's Essential Question: What are the different types of bureaucracies?

Learning Standards:

• PMI-2.A: Explain how the bureaucracy carries out the responsibilities of the federal government.
• PMI-2.A.1: Tasks performed by departments, agencies, commissions, and government corporations are represented by:
• Writing and enforcing regulations 
• Issuing fines 
• Testifying before Congress 
• Issue networks and “iron triangles”

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Types of Bureaucracies

The federal bureaucracy is a complex, hierarchical structure that consists of hundreds of individual departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions, etc. Today, we will look at how to organize the various bureaucracies and how the different types of bureaucracies carry out the various responsibilities of the federal government. The main ways to classify bureaucracies are departments, independent regulatory agencies, and government corporations.





For Review:

The Bureaucracy: How is it Structured?

The Organization of the Bureaucracy