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Day 6: The Executive Branch
Daniel J. Mallinson
Political ScienceStockton University
POLS 3180
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Road map
Finish discussing memo writing
Understand our domain of study for the semester:The Executive Branch (Part 1)
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What Does the President Do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn7Z7bvLhng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnW3xkHxIEQ
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=3985835
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The Functions of the Executive Branch
Original
Managing money (revenue, spending, borrowing)
Maintaining law and order
Keeping the country safe
Managing foreign affairs
Over time...
Growing scope of government expanded functions of theWhite House
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Coordination and Organization
“Formal organization is about creating effectivestrategies for coordinating complex systems”(Kettl, 128)
“Coordination is essential for administration, andorganization is perhaps the most basic tool forachieving it” (Kettl, 128)
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Name That Department
Take a moment to write down all of the Cabinet-leveldepartments in the Executive Branch.
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Our Domain of Study
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Cabinet Departments
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Trade-Off in Independence
Cabinet Departments
Political control is important, but erodes dichotomy
Independent Agencies
Independence intended to insulate them from presidentialcontrol and legislative-executive politics
Balance between control and flexibility is difficult foradministrators and principals
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Division of Labor
Bureaus
Functional operating units within departments
Field Offices
Area-based divisions within a bureau/department
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Limits on Executive Management
1 Elected executives (POTUS, Governor, Mayor)selected for electability, not management ability;appointees may not have been executives before
2 Brief tenure of appointed officials (< 2 years) andlittle control over hiring
3 Greater interdepartmental friction
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Tools of Management
How do the Executive Office of the White House, Officeof Management and Budget, and National SecurityCouncil help the White House manage/administer thebureaucracy?
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Another Tool: Czars
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E-GovernmentThe Internet
Opportunity for greater public involvement
Variation in success
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