Select two bureaucratic organizations from the list below, which could be one of the Cabinet departments, executive offices, or independent regulatory agencies. Your choices can be from the same or different parts of the bureaucracy. Research each organization using its own website. Use this information to respond in a complete paragraph to each of the following prompts about each organization individually:
• What does this organization do? Include at least one image that represents this organization’s responsibilities. Be sure to explain how the image represents the organization’s responsibilities.
• How does this organization help fulfill the duties of the executive branch under the Constitution?
• Summarize a news event related to this office/agency from within the last year.
• How does this organization affect your life and community? Include two specific examples in your response.
**** Organize your work. A creative presentation format, such as a slideshow, is encouraged. Cite all of your sources of information in MLA Citation Style.
Bureaucratic Organization choices:
Cabinet Departments and Selected Subordinate Agencies
• Department of Agriculture
• Farm Service Agency
• Department of Commerce
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Federal Student Aid
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Department of
• Homeland Security
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opporturity (FHEO)
• Department of the Interior
• National Park Service (NPS)
• Department of Justice
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
• Drug Enforcement Administratior (DEA)
• Department of Labor
• Veterans Employment and Training Services (VETS)
• Women’s Bureau
• Department of State
• Bureau of Counterterrorism
• Department of Transportation
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
• Department of the Treasury
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Department of Veteran Affairs
• Veterans Benefits Administration
Executive Office of the President
• Council of Economic Advisers
• Council of Environmental Quality
• National Security Council
• Office of Administration
• Office of Management and Budget
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Office of the United State Trade Representation
• President’s Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board
• White House Military Office
• White House Office
Independent Agencies and Government Corporations
• Americorps
• Amtrak
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Labor Relations Authority
• General Services Administration
• Tennessee Valley Authority United States Postal Service (USPS)
