A major portion of the federal bureaucracy is comprised of the 15 executive departments and their numerous employees. The chairs of these departments form the President's Cabinet and have a large influence on public policy. In this assignment, you will choose five of these departments to research and complete the Executive Departments Organizer.

You will be referencing resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. Please submit a Works Cited document along with your answers. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used. If you are having a hard time getting started, use the link below to begin your research.

You may print and fill out the document, scan the completed chart, and submit it to the dropbox or you may use word processing software to complete the document and then submit it to the dropbox.