Bringing together the Bringing together the BureaucracyBureaucracy

Question Time!!!Question Time!!!

Answer Questions for Answer Questions for Participation Points!!!Participation Points!!!

Who is the Secretary of Who is the Secretary of State?State?

What does the Department of What does the Department of State do????State do????

MissionMission

Department Mission StatementDepartment Mission Statement Advance freedomAdvance freedom for the benefit of the for the benefit of the American people and the international American people and the international community by helping community by helping to build and sustain a to build and sustain a more democraticmore democratic, , secure, and prosperous secure, and prosperous worldworld composed of well-governed states composed of well-governed states that that respond to the needs of their people, respond to the needs of their people, reduce widespread poverty, and act reduce widespread poverty, and act responsibly within the international systemresponsibly within the international system. .

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Help set foreign policy in the United Help set foreign policy in the United States in order to create a States in order to create a

responsible and prosperous country responsible and prosperous country in a global community…in a global community…

See if you can make a See if you can make a connection here… connection here…

Parkway North’s MissionParkway North’s Mission

The mission of Parkway North The mission of Parkway North High School is to develop self-High School is to develop self-directed, creative, critical directed, creative, critical thinkers who are thinkers who are socially socially responsible people prepared for responsible people prepared for an ever-changing world.an ever-changing world.

What does the Department of What does the Department of the Interior do?the Interior do?

MissionMission

Our Mission: Our Mission: Protecting America's Protecting America's Great Outdoors and Powering Our Great Outdoors and Powering Our FutureFuture

The U.S. Department of the Interior The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America’s natural resources protects America’s natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future.the energy to power our future.

What is a tangible effect of the What is a tangible effect of the Department of the Interior?Department of the Interior?

What is a tangible effect of the What is a tangible effect of the Department of Veteran Affairs?Department of Veteran Affairs?

Who leads the Department of Who leads the Department of Justice?Justice?

What does the Department of What does the Department of Justice do?Justice do?

MissionMission

To To enforce the lawenforce the law and defend the and defend the interests of the United States according interests of the United States according to the law; to to the law; to ensure public safetyensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing provide federal leadership in preventing and and controlling crimecontrolling crime; to seek just ; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to behavior; and to ensure fair and ensure fair and impartial administration of justiceimpartial administration of justice for all for all Americans. Americans.

Part of the Department of Part of the Department of JusticeJustice

FBIFBI DEADEA U.S. MarshalsU.S. Marshals Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

Firearms, and ExplosivesFirearms, and Explosives

Why does all of this Why does all of this matter?matter?

What does this say about our What does this say about our bureaucracy?bureaucracy?

The President of the United The President of the United States is responsible for States is responsible for

running all aspects of the running all aspects of the countrycountry

But it is not possible to do But it is not possible to do it alone. it alone.

The Cabinet is…The Cabinet is…

16 Staff members that report directly 16 Staff members that report directly to the President to advise him on to the President to advise him on specific matters important to the specific matters important to the running of the U.S. running of the U.S.

Some Cabinet matters of Some Cabinet matters of notenote

Vice PresidentVice President Secretary of StateSecretary of State Secretary of DefenseSecretary of Defense Attorney GeneralAttorney General Secretary of the TreasurySecretary of the Treasury

Only a SMALL SMALL Only a SMALL SMALL fraction fo the fraction fo the Bureaucracy…Bureaucracy…

Multiply the green dots in yellow by a

about 50 thousand to get the actual number in the Bureaucracy

The job of the Bureaucracy is The job of the Bureaucracy is to make it possible for the to make it possible for the President to be able to do President to be able to do

his/her job. his/her job.

So do everyone a favor and So do everyone a favor and give a give a bureaucratbureaucrat

(government worker) a hug (government worker) a hug today!!!today!!!