In this last unit, we'll look at three issues (which are related).  How are Executive branch agencies (the "bureaucracies") organized and staffed?  What does the term "Administrative Law" mean, and where does it come from?  Finally, what sorts of policies and programs are these state agencies responsible for?

Textbook Reading

Chapter 9 (Parts 9.A through 9.C, 9.E through 9.G, and 9.I through 9.L)

Chapters 11 and 12 are optional.  They might provide some useful insight for the Short writing assignment in this unit.

Instructor Notes

Bureaucracies, Administrative Law, and the Civil Service - Lecture Notes

Outside Links

Sample Organizational Charts

Minnesota Department of Health

Virginia Department of Labor and Industry

Rhode Island State Police

Colorado Department of Education

Washington Department of Transportation

Unit Assignments

Bureaucracy Quiz

State Agency Essay