Ch 12 - Federal Bureaucracy - Class 2

2. Why and how does the federal bureaucracy create rules?

3. How is the federal bureaucracy checked by other institutions?

1. Debrief: State of the Union
• What did we discuss on Twitter last night?
2. Analyze: Rules (EQ #2)
• Why do bureaucracies have administrative discretion? 
• How do bureaucracies engage in rule-making?
• Case study: Implementation of Affordable Care Act & Update
3. Analyze: Checks (EQ #3)
• What are the formal checks and the informal checks on the federal bureaucracy?
• Case Study: SEC
• Case study: House Financial Services Committee