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Can you build an Iron Triangle?
Grab a textbook off the shelf.
Who would the President call?(Offices and Departments)
At our current rate of deforestation, environmentalist report, the we will “wipe out” the required amount of forests to supply the world with an adequate oxygen supply by the year 2075. Something must be done now to save the world for future generations.
Studies show that drug use among teens has increased 50% in the past year. During the same time period, illegal drug shipments from Columbia to the U.S. has tripled.
The Madoffs are at it again, Bernie’s cousin, Itokyrmonean Madoff, has reportedly scammed investors to the tune of $100 billion. Something must be done to protect investors and end Wall Street fraud.
“I will give you a cabinet that looks like America.” President
Obama
Then what type of person should he appoint as…
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Commerce
Federal Agencies
The most stable division of the Executive Branch.
The Executive Bureaucracy
President
Advisors
Cabinet Agencies
How does the Food and Drug Administration
protect you every day?
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Why Independent Agencies?
Independent agencies have been formed for numerous reasons, including:• being assigned a task or function that does not fit
well within the existing departmental structure.
• protecting the agency’s purposes from the influence of both partisan and pressure politics.
• being created outside the departmental structure by accident.
They may work with, but not for, a department.
Three types of agencies.
Independent Executive Agencies.
As important/powerful as a department, but don’t have department status.Perform an administrative task within the executive branch.Examples include NASA, the EPA, the Social Security Administration, and FDIC.
Independent Regulartory Commissions
Beyond the reach of the President.Have regulatory responsibilities.Examples include the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The Government Corporations
Government corporations were established by Congress to carry out certain business-like activities. There are now over 50 government corporations, including the U.S. Postal Service, Amtrak, and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Iron Triangle #1What issues might they focus on ?
AARP
House Sub-Committee on
Aging
Social Security Administration
Iron Triangle #2Fill in the blanks.
Defense Contractors
(companies that build weapons)
Iron Triangle #3Fill in the blanks.
Gay Rights Organizations
Control???
What controls do each of the following have over the Iron Triangle?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Issue NetworksA loose, informal relationship that exists between numerous bureaucratic “actors”
that are linked by a common issue.
Who might join the following
ImmigrationGay RightsExcessive Government Spending