AP GOV Name _______________________ The Bureaucracy of Pizza Taking a Closer Look at How the Federal Bureaucracy Governs Your Pizza! 1789 the Department had 9 employees, the War Department had 2, and the Treasury Department had 39. Today, the State Department employs about 32,000 civilians, the Defense Department about 760,000, and the Treasury Department about 108,000. The federal bureaucracy today boasts 15 Cabinet departments and dozens of agencies, regulatory commissions, and with a The bureaucratic government corporations, civilian workforce of more than 2.8 million. behemoth exercises power and influence over virtually every facet of the nation’s social and economic life. In the view of many observers, the power, reach, and independence of the federal bureaucracy demand that it be viewed as a fourth branch of government. Directions: Your task is to take each component of a home-delivered pizza and, using the links below, research the federal agencies and departments that would regulate it in some way. Use the chart on the reverse side to explain how each component of the pizza delivery is regulated by the agency and/or department. (Source:.) Internet Resources: The links below will assist you in determining how each federal agency and/or department regulates each pizza component: Cardboard Box: Cheese: Tomato Sauce: Mushrooms: Anchovies: Pepperoni: Onion: Delivery Vehicle:
AP GOV Name _______________________ The Bureaucracy of Pizza Taking a Closer Look at How the Federal Bureaucracy Governs Your Pizza! 1789 the Department had 9 employees, the War Department had 2, and the Treasury Department had 39. Today, the State Department employs about 32,000 civilians, the Defense Department about 760,000, and the Treasury Department about 108,000. The federal bureaucracy today boasts 15 Cabinet departments and dozens of agencies, regulatory commissions, and government corporations, with a civilian workforce of more than 2.8 million. The bureaucratic behemoth exercises power and influence over virtually every facet of the nation’s social and economic life. In the view of many observers, the power, reach, and independence of the federal bureaucracy demand that it be viewed as a fourth branch of government. Directions: Your task is to take each component of a home-delivered pizza and, using the links below, research the federal agencies and departments that would regulate it in some way. Use the chart on the reverse side to explain how each component of the pizza delivery is regulated by the agency and/or department. (Source:.) Internet Resources: The links below will assist you in determining how each federal agency and/or department regulates each pizza component: Cardboard Box: Cheese: Tomato Sauce: Mushrooms: Anchovies: Pepperoni: Onion: Delivery Vehicle:
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