Bureaucracy Research Project AP Government

Bureaucracy Research Project AP Government

This is a 3 paragraph assignment.

If your LAST name starts with a VOWEL (example- Albert)- you research an executive agency https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/

If your LAST name begins with a consonant B-N (Example- Doyle) you research a White House Office- https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration (1st column 1/3 of the way down the page)

If your LAST name begins with a consonant M-Z (Example- Suvak) you research a Cabinet Department https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet

Choose any THREE (3) offices/departments/agencies - Identify the top 2 people in charge and write a summary of what the job of that office/department/agency is.

EXAMPLE: (This is fictitious)

Department of Financial Affairs

Secretary: John Dragas

Deputy Secretary: Shane Hamilton

The job of the Department of Financial Affairs is to provide Congress and the President with a financial analysis of the budget. The department assists with research on current legislation and its financial impact on the budget. The department monitors and updates the national debt clock.

Cabinets generally have titles like Secretary and Deputy Secretary

Executive Agencies use the titles like Deputy and Assistant Deputy

White House offices use titles like Director, Deputy Director.

Find something/an office/a topic interesting to you, not just the 1st 3 offices listed…..

When you go to your link- look for mission statements, “about”, leadership, etc….

Due- Thursday Jan 14, 2016