Unit 4 Paper: Bureaucracy Bureaucracy is a part of the federal government that most people know very little about. When most people hear the word bureaucracy, they immediately think of the word inefficient. They're not wrong. Due to many complicated government issues, bureaucracy often uses excessive resources and takes a long time to get things done. Bureaucracy is a part of the executive power. It is made up of many different agencies, each with its own unique function. The main job of these agencies is to enforce laws passed by congress. Congress is too small to enforce all the laws it passes, so it places that responsibility on the bureaucracy. There are 4 types of bureaucratic agencies. The first, Cabinet departments, must report directly to the president in a process known as line organizing. The second, independent executive agencies, are agencies that report through a line organization, but do not fall under a specific cabinet department. The third, independent regulatory agencies, are outside presidential control. These agencies regulate things in isolation from politics. The last type, government corporations, function similarly to regular corporations, except that they are monitored by the government. Bureaucracy is an important part of our government that plays a key role in enforcing laws. Bureaucracy is only briefly mentioned in the constitution. When it was originally created, it only consisted of 3 departments and only a handful of employees. The War Department consisted of only 2 people. Now the bureaucracy employs almost 3 million people. The bureaucracy contains 2 different types of staff members. Civil servants have very secure jobs and are hired solely based on qualifications. Pr...... half of the paper ...... percentage of the money won in a lawsuit arising from their complaints. A positive aspect of these laws is that they protect people who have information about malign acts within the government. However, others believe that these laws could lead to the protection of people who reveal confidential bureaucratic information that could be used to harm the government. Since 1883, Congress has worked tirelessly to reform the bureaucracy. Many different laws and bills have been passed to make the bureaucracy more efficient. In most cases the reforms have worked. The laws appear to motivate the bureaucracy to be more competent, to reveal more information to the public, and to work more efficiently. So far the reforms have helped the bureaucracy distance itself from Andrew Jackson's spoiler system. This is how Congress has reformed the bureaucracy over the years.