Crash Course Government and Politics the Bureaucracy

First watch Episode #15 here

https://www.pbs.org/show/crash-course-government-and-politics/episodes/?page=2
• Why do we have Bureaucracies? -To coordinate large scale. Efficient for the government.
• Why does the video say that bureaucracies can function like a legislature? Enforce and regulate
• How can bureaucratic rule making be considered democratic? -Popular participation
• Why does congress keep creating bureaucracies? Efficieny, difficulty to remove, and stability.
Then watch Episode #16 Available here
https://www.pbs.org/video/crash-course-government-16/
• What are two of the functions of bureaucracy discussed in the video? Protecting us and handling
money.
• Where does the power for bureaucracies come from (since they are not mentioned in the
constitution)? Money and expertise.
Finally, watch Episode #17
https://www.pbs.org/video/crash-course-government-17/
• How are bureaucracies funded? By taxes.
• How can congress control what bureaucracies can do? Before or after the fact controls.
Appointment of agency heads.
• Why is it hard to get rid of government agencies? 1. Constiguencies 2. Devolution
• What is devolution? When congress shrinks the issue from afederal agency to a state or local
issue.
• Why does privatization not always work? The price is normally always an issue. Some are
necessary.