1. The Bureaucracy at Work

2. What is the Bureaucracy?
It is the system of departments, agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and advisory committees that perform the major functions of government.

3. Influencing Policy Making Rules
When a law is passed, bureaucracy determines how the law is carried out
Rules and Regulations
Department of Social Security

4. Influencing Policy Involvement in Lawmaking Helps to draft new bills
Laws are created with the bureaucracy in mind
Safe Streets Act of 1968
Created Law Enforcement Assistance Administration

5. Influencing Policy Providing Advice Provide lawmakers with information
Give advice on what to do
More involvement than filling in details of the laws

6. Why the Bureaucracy Makes Policy
Growth of the nation
More people, more government
Growth of technology
More complex life is, more government

7. Why the Bureaucracy Makes Policy
Citizen Demands
When people want the government to do something, the bureaucracy grows
Cycle of the Bureaucracy
Agencies are hard to remove
With more agencies comes more policies

8. Influencing Bureaucratic Decisions
Congress
Bureaucrats have a relationship with legislators
Cabinet departments have a ‘liaison office’ who promotes a good relationship with congress

9. Influencing Bureaucratic Decisions
Client Groups
Definition: Individuals and groups who work with a government agency and are most affected by its decisions
Examples: AARP, NRA, Farmers, Defense Contractors

10. Iron Triangles Comprised of: Congress Client Groups
Federal Department or Agency

11. Iron Triangles
Together, the three parts have the necessary resources to satisfy each other’s needs
One of the strongest sources of policy making in the government
Can be created for almost any cause

12. Iron Triangle