Institutions of National Government The Congress The Presidency

Major formal and Informal institutional arrangements of Power n The Presidency n The Congress

The Presidency n In order of presidential succession (2009) n n President ( Barack

The Presidency (cont. ) n List of Current Members of the Executive branch (cont.

Congress n Bicameral Legislation n n Senate n Made up of two members from

Judiciary n n n Only the supreme court is made from the Constitution, all

The Bureaucracy n n Bureaucracies are hierarchal authority structures who govern modern states with

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Institutions of National Government The Congress The Presidency The Bureaucracy The Federal Courts

Major formal and Informal institutional arrangements of Power n The Presidency n The Congress n Federal Court

The Presidency n In order of presidential succession (2009) n n President ( Barack Obama) Vice President (Joseph Biden) n Cabinet Members n Department of State ( Hillary Clinton) n Department of the Treasury (Timothy Geithner) n Department of Defense (Robert Gates) n Department of Justice (Eric Holder) n Department of the Interior (Kenneth Salazar) n Department of Agriculture (Thomas Vilsack) n Department of Commerce (Gary Locke) n Department of Labor (Hilda Solis) n Department of Health and Human Services (Kathleen Sebelius) n Department of Housing and Urban Development ( Shuan Donovan)

The Presidency (cont. ) n List of Current Members of the Executive branch (cont. ) n Cabinet Members n Department of Transportation (Raymond La. Hood) n Department of Energy (Steven Chu) n Department of Education (Arne Duncan) n Department of Veteran Affairs (Erin Shinseki) n Department of Homeland Security (Janet Napolitano)

Congress n Bicameral Legislation n n Senate n Made up of two members from every state n 100 members as of today n New Jersey Plan House of Representatives n Made up of members apportionate to each state’s population n 432 members n Changes with the census, also called Reapportionment.

Judiciary n n n Only the supreme court is made from the Constitution, all other courts were made by Congress. All but the Supreme Court is headed by a single judge, all have a jury and normal procedures. Supreme Court has a grand total of 9 justices (Not to be confused with Judges) n n n n n Sonia Sotomayor Samuel Alito John G. Roberts (Chief Justice) Stephen Breyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clarence Thomas Anthony Kennedy Antonin Scalia John Paul Stevens

The Bureaucracy n n Bureaucracies are hierarchal authority structures who govern modern states with task specialization, merits, and behaves with impersonality. Examples include… n n n Federal Communications Committee (FCC) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) National Aeronautics Space Association (NASA) Post Office Bureaucracies make life easier and safer for Americans