Section 4

• Independent Agencies are created by Congress to perform specialized jobs such as the CIA, CSPC, NASA, FCC, and FBI.
• There are approximately 65 independent agencies under the US government.
• Regulatory Agencies are a type of independent agency that has the power to make rules and bring violators to court, examples include the FDA, SEC, EPA, and CDC.
• The Federal Bureaucracy consists of department and agencies at all levels of government, employing over 3 million people.