SOCL 2001 Chapter : Lecture Notes Chapter 15 Families And Intimate Relationships 3
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The american bureaucracy- the bureaucracy is the large collection of executive branch departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, and other government organizations that carry out the responsibilities of the federal government. Today, the total number or federal employees, including the armed services, is almost 5 million people. The word bureaucracy doesn"t appear in the us constitution, but the foundations of the federal bureaucracy can be found in article 2. Today, there are fifteen executive, or cabinet-level, departments in the federal bureaucracy. Appointed by the president, led by a cabinet secretary and approved by the senate. Cabinet departments are responsible for implementing laws and policies in diff areas, and the job of the secretary is to oversee implementation, provide advice to the president, and develop an annual budget for the department. Congress has the authority to create a cabinet department, but once it is created, it is under the control of the supervision of the president and head of the executive branch.
