The Executive The Executive BranchBranch

BureaucracyBureaucracy

Combined Combined organizational organizational structure in place structure in place to manage activityto manage activity

Max Weber, an Max Weber, an influential influential bureaucratbureaucrat

National ConventionsNational Conventions Part of the Part of the

electoral process. electoral process. Presidential Presidential nominating nominating conventions held conventions held every four years by every four years by each partyeach party

Electoral CollegeElectoral College

Popularly elected Popularly elected representatives representatives who formally elect who formally elect the President and the President and VP in each VP in each Presidential Presidential electionelection

SuccessionSuccession Following in order or sequenceFollowing in order or sequence

DutiesDuties

Tax associated with Tax associated with customs on items customs on items purchased abroadpurchased abroad

Excise TaxExcise Tax

Tax or production Tax or production on sale of goodson sale of goods GasGas Cell PhonesCell Phones

Corporate TaxCorporate Tax

Taxes on profits made by Taxes on profits made by companiescompanies

Thanks to an obscure loophole in the tax code, Carnival can legally avoid most taxes.

State Sales TaxState Sales Tax

Tax on Tax on consumption; consumption; merchants collect merchants collect and send to statesand send to states

Local Property TaxLocal Property Tax

Tax on the Tax on the property you ownproperty you own

Regulatory Regulatory Functions/AgenciesFunctions/Agencies

Regulations…Regulations… Over 20 agenciesOver 20 agencies

U.S. Coast GuardU.S. Coast Guard Immigration and Customs Immigration and Customs Secret ServiceSecret Service Treasury department (IRS)Treasury department (IRS) Interior (U.S. Fish and Interior (U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service)Wildlife Service) Health and Human Health and Human

Resources (Centers for Resources (Centers for Disease ControlDisease Control

Food and Drug Food and Drug AdministrationAdministration

Housing and Urban Housing and Urban Development (Federal Development (Federal Housing Authority)Housing Authority)

Federal Reserve SystemFederal Reserve System

Social SecuritySocial Security

Old-age, disability Old-age, disability insuranceinsurance

SanctionsSanctions

Ban on tradeBan on trade

UN Security Council Sanctions Committees

Non-Government Non-Government OrganizationOrganization

Organizations Organizations funded partially or funded partially or totally by totally by governmentgovernment Charitable Charitable

orientationorientation Service orientationService orientation Participatory Participatory

orientation orientation Empowering Empowering

orientation orientation