polsc110_document_week10AssignmentPacket (1).doc - Week 10...

Week 10 Assignment Packet
Complete the Week 10 assignment packet according to the directions listed in I-Learn. Record
your answers directly below each question. When you have finished your packet, save it and
upload it to the W10 Worksheet: The Executive Branch page on I-Learn.
Part 1: Report on an Executive Agency
Part A
1. What agency did you select?
2. What political developments and or political forces brought about the creation of
your selected agency/department?
3. When was it started?
4. Explain any controversies that surrounded its creation. Part B
1. What are the roles, function, and mission of this agency/department?
2. What are some current challenges that are impacting the agency? 3. Does it have political appointees, career executives, contracted labor?
4. What is the size of the annual budget?