United States

Unit 4

Government

Assignment

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Bureaucracy Research

This assignment is designed to help you understand the composition of the government bureaucracy and how different agencies act within American politics. Executive departments play a key role in affecting how legislative laws are enforced.

1.  Investigating Executive Departments

Choose one of the executive departments below to investigate. Each listed department is also an Internet link to the department’s home page. If you want to see the complete list of executive branch agencies use the first link.  Make a copy of the transmittal form for your records.  Use the enter and tab keys as before.

Department/Agency Options:

Federal Agencies List

Department of State

Department of Treasury

Department of Justice

Department of Defense

Department of Labor

Department of Education

Department of Transportation

Department of Health and Urban Development

Department of Energy

Department of Interior

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Agriculture

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Federal & Drug Administration (FDA)

U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

 

 

2.  After selecting the executive department answer the questions below:

  1. Which department did you choose? (1 point)
  2. What is the historical background of the department? (6 points)
  3. How is the department structurally organized? (6 points)
  4. What are the governmental responsibilities of the department? (6 points)
  5. What are the current issues on which the department is focusing? (6 points)

This assignment must be 300 words or more.  There is a loss of 2.5 points per 30 words below 300.

 

 

 

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Bureaucracy Research


 
                                                       

1.  Which department did you select?

2. What is the historical background of the department?

3.  How is the department structurally organized?

4. What are the governmental responsibilities of the department?

5. What are the current issues on which the department is focusing?