You are the Bureaucrat!

  1. What does my Bureau look like?
  1. What bureau do you work in?
  1. What is the mission of your bureau?
  1. What is your title?
  1. What cabinet department is your bureau a part of?
  1. What is the budget that your bureau is operating under? (Dollar figure)
  1. What agency outside of your bureau approved your hiring and salary?
  1. Describe an interest group your agency may be involved with in an iron triangle.
  1. Describe a law that your agency or bureau is responsible for enforcing.
  1. Give an example of discretionary authority at your bureau.
  1. Who’s the Boss of Me?
  1. Which congressional committees (House & Senate) are you accountable to?
  1. What subcommittees (House & Senate) from the above committees are you accountable to?
  1. List the name and title of the Presidential appointee that heads your agency.
  1. List the name and title of the PresidentialCabinet appointee that your agency head must answer to?
  1. Describe an example of litigationthatyour bureau or agency may be a part of?
  1. In what ways doesdiscretionary authority make your bureau more powerful than the 3 branches?
  1. What does it all MEAN?
  1. Would the US be better off if we privatized or eliminated your agency? Why or Why not?
  1. If you could reform this part of the bureaucracy, how would you do it?

Instructions:

  1. Visit your bureau’s website. Click on the many tabs at the site to explore the bureau and answer the questions.
  2. To answer questions about the Departments, you should be able to click on the icon or the name of the department at the top of the bureau’s page. I have tested every one of these pages, so I know the information is there.
  3. To answer the litigation question, I recommend a Google search or a search of oyez.org to help narrow your case. You may also find information under a tab about new releases, current issues, etc. on your bureau’s website.
  4. The most useful websites for this project are the bureau’s page, the department’s page,

Agency Assignments: These are non-transferrable!

  1. Chief Financial Officer for the Internal Revenue Service
  2. Fire Prevention Specialist with the Forest Service
  3. Rangeland Management Specialist with the Bureau of Indian Affairs
  4. Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety with the Federal Aviation Administration
  5. Research Lab Director for the Office of Fossil Energy
  6. Nutritionist for the Food and Nutrition Service
  7. Data Analyst for the Bureau of the Census

Grading Particulars:

  1. This grade is a 15-point Project grade for the 4th grading quarter.
  2. All parts of the assignment on page 1 are worth 1 point each.
  3. Projects are due at the beginning of the bell on ______.
  4. All parts of the project should be typed and labeled as follows:
  5. A header with your first and last name.
  6. Your Agency assignment at the top.
  7. The section letter and the question number. (Ex. A1, B4, C2, etc.)