1. The Executive Branch: The Chief Executive Unit 6: The Executive Branch and Bureaucracy

2. The Chief Executive Actions: Enforces Laws, Direct Agencies, Issue Executive Orders, Appoints Officials, Creates and Directs Commissions.

3. Running the Government: The Chief Executive Constitutional Charge “take care that the laws are faithfully executed” Scope of the Job The Federal Bureaucracy Spends $2.5 trillion dollars (2,500,000,000,000) a year and employs more than 4 million people The President directly appoints 500 high level officials and 2,500 other positions

4. Organization of the Executive Branch

6. Executive Office of the President Closest Made up of policymaking and advisory bodies Three principle groups: NSC, CEA, OMB

7. Organization of the Executive Branch White House Office Personal and political staff members who help with the day-to-day management of the executive branch; includes the chief of staff, counsel to the President, press secretary National Security Council Established by the National Security Act of 1947 Advises the President on matters of domestic and foreign national security Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Performs both managerial and budgetary functions, including legislative review and budgetary assessments of proposals Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Established under Bush, named changed under Obama Encourages and expands private efforts to del with social problems

8. Organization of the Executive Branch Office of National Drug Control Policy Advisory and planning agency to combat the nation’s drug problems Office of Policy Development Gives the President advise on DOMESTIC policy Council of Economic Advisors Informs the President about economic developments and problems Office of US Trade Representative (Foreign Trade and Treaty Negotiation) Office of Administration (Administrative Services to All Executive Office Groups) Council on Environmental Quality (Coordinates Environmental Efforts and Analyzes policy) Office of Science and Technology (Advises on effects of tech, coordinates implementation) Office of the Vice President (VP’s staff)

9. Organization of the Executive Branch Independent Executive Agencies Similar to Departments but without Cabinet status NASA, Small Business Administration, etc Independent Regulatory Agencies Independent from Executive (although members appointed) Created to regulate and police Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve Board Government Corporations Created by Congress to carry out business-like activities (Charge for service) AMTRAK, US Postal Service