2)Government agencies have developed in response to changing national conditions and political demands.The result is a bureaucracy with hundreds of agencies that are involved inevitably and deeply in the play of politics. 3)The federal bureaucracy's primary responsibilities are initiation and development of policy,delivery of services, evaluation of programs,regulations,and adjudication. Bureaucrats necessarily exercise discretion in carrying out these responsibilities.The bureaucracy does not simply administer policy,it also makes policy. 2.Cabinet Departments(15 of them) 1)The Department of State:the Dos is considered the first federal department (Secretary of State is the 4th in line to succeed the president of the U.S).Why?The very first2) Government agencies have developed in response to changing national conditions and political demands. The result is a bureaucracy with hundreds of agencies that are involved inevitably and deeply in the play of politics. 3) The federal bureaucracy's primary responsibilities are initiation and development of policy, delivery of services, evaluation of programs, regulations, and adjudication. Bureaucrats necessarily exercise discretion in carrying out these responsibilities. The bureaucracy does not simply administer policy, it also makes policy. 2. Cabinet Departments (15 of them) 1) The Department of State: the DoS is considered the first federal department (Secretary of State is the 4th in line to succeed the president of the U.S). Why? The very first