Independent Agencies -15 Executive Departments handles only a portion of the government’s functions -Special parts of government were formed to meet special needs -Three types: Executive Agencies Regulatory Commissions Government Corporations
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Independent Agencies
-15 Executive Departments handlesonly a portion of thegovernment’s functions
-Special parts of government wereformed to meet special needs
-Three types:
Executive Agencies
Regulatory Commissions
Government Corporations
Executive Agencies-these are agencies that are under
the direct control of thePresidency
-Social Security Administration
oversees pension system forelderly and disabled
-Central Intelligence Agency
-in charge of collecting andinterpreting information aboutforeign nations
-Small Business Administration
-promotes the growth of smallbusiness
Executive Agencies-these are agencies that are under
the direct control of thePresidency
-Social Security Administration
oversees pension system forelderly and disabled
-Central Intelligence Agency
-in charge of collecting andinterpreting information aboutforeign nations
-Small Business Administration
-promotes the growth of smallbusiness
Executive Agencies
-NASA
-created to develop and administerthe nation’s space program
-National Foundation on the Artsand Humanities
-created to promote the growth ofthe arts
-Environmental Protection Agency
-enforces environmentalprotection laws
-Commission on Civil Rights
Regulatory Commissions
-these groups are given powers toregulate or control a certainindustry or activity
-Federal Reserve
-controls the nation’s system ofbanks
-Federal Trade Commission
-regulates the affairs of businessesto ensure fair business practices
-National Transportation SafetyBoard
-oversees the investigation oftransportation accidents and affairs
Regulatory Commissions
-Securities and Exchange Commission
-regulates the activities of theStock Market
-Federal Communications Commission
-regulates the telecommunicationindustries
-National Labor Relations Board
-oversees the practices of laborunions and employers
-Consumer Product SafetyCommission
-oversees the safety of productssold to the public
Government Corporations
-Government Corporations
-government agencies that areoperated and run as though theywere a profit oriented business
-usually these are groups thatprovide a service to the public butwant to do so at a minimal cost tothe government’s budgetconstraints
-U.S. Postal Service
-AMTRAK
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