Tuesday 11/12 & Wednesday 11/13 2.12 Federal Bureaucracy

Lesson 2.12: The Bureaucracy

Enduring Understanding

The federal bureaucracy is a powerful institution implementing federal policies with sometimes questionable accountability.

Learning Objectives:

Explain how the bureaucracy carries out the responsibilities of the federal government.

Essential Knowledge:

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

Political patronage, civil service, and merit system reforms all impact the effectiveness of the bureaucracy by promoting professionalism, specialization, and neutrality.

Debrief 2.9: In your Notebook

Is Pizza Hut Fast Food?  Why or Why Not?

Activity # 1: 

Bureaucracy Video

Activity # 2: Notes Over the Bureaucracy

NOTES

Activity # 3:  Bureaucratic Agency Up Close

Agency Up Close

Activity # 4: 

EdPuzzle - Controlling Bureaucracy