Learning Objectives
- Understand how federal bureaucratic action involves many different agencies and evolves over time, often in response to lessons learned from past actions.
- Describe the key characteristics of bureaucratic organization and the theories that explain why that organization happens.
- Outline the historical development of the American federal bureaucracy.
- Describe the structure of the federal bureaucracy, including executive branch agencies, cabinet departments, and regulatory bodies.
- Describe the tools of bureaucratic control, oversight, and reform.