Identify four of the five major types of organizations within the federal bureaucracy, and give examples of each.

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The five major types of organizations within the federal bureaucracy are the cabinet department, independent agency, regulatory agency, government corporation, and presidential commission. Examples of cabinet departments are the Department of Defense, Department of State, and Department of Treasury. The CIA and NASA are examples of independent agencies. Regulatory agencies include the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) are government corporations. Presidential commissions include the Commission on Civil Rights and the Commission on Fine Arts.

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A. IRB oversight B. cost–benefit of analysis C. needs assessment D. some sort of evaluation

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