The Executive Branch
Bureaucracy Combined organizational structure in place to manage activity Combined organizational structure in place to manage activity Max Weber, an influential bureaucrat
National Conventions Part of the electoral process. Presidential nominating conventions held every four years by each party
Electoral College Popularly elected representatives who formally elect the President and VP in each Presidential election Popularly elected representatives who formally elect the President and VP in each Presidential election
Succession Following in order or sequence
Duties Tax associated with customs on items purchased abroad Tax associated with customs on items purchased abroad
Excise Tax Tax or production on sale of goods Tax or production on sale of goods Gas Gas Cell Phones Cell Phones
Corporate Tax Taxes on profits made by companies Thanks to an obscure loophole in the tax code, Carnival can legally avoid most taxes.
State Sales Tax Tax on consumption; merchants collect and send to states Tax on consumption; merchants collect and send to states
Local Property Tax Tax on the property you own
Regulatory Functions/Agencies Regulations… Regulations… Over 20 agencies Over 20 agencies U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Immigration and Customs Immigration and Customs Secret Service Secret Service Treasury department (IRS) Treasury department (IRS) Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Interior (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Health and Human Resources (Centers for Disease Control Health and Human Resources (Centers for Disease Control Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration Housing and Urban Development (Federal Housing Authority) Housing and Urban Development (Federal Housing Authority) Federal Reserve System Federal Reserve System
Social Security Old-age, disability insurance
Sanctions Ban on trade Ban on trade UN Security Council Sanctions Committees
Non-Government Organization Organizations funded partially or totally by government Charitable orientation Service orientation Participatory orientation Empowering orientation