Executive Power and Bureaucracy · Executive Authority

The Federal Bureaucracy

Examining the role of unelected officials in implementing and interpreting laws.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can unelected bureaucrats be held accountable to the public?
  2. 2What is the government's role in regulating private industry?
  3. 3Should expertise or political loyalty drive administrative decisions?

Common Core State Standards

C3: D2.Civ.5.9-12C3: D2.Civ.6.9-12
Grade: 11th Grade
Subject: Civics & Government
Unit: Executive Power and Bureaucracy
Period: Executive Authority

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