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Independent establishments are created by Congress to adress concerns that go beyond the scope of ordinary legislation. These agencies are responsible for keeping the government and economy running smoothly.
The structure of the federal bureaucracy contributes to bureaucratic independence by enabling agencies created by Congress to operate outside the cabinet structure. With congressional funding and contributions agencies are helped from the beginning with a boost that enables them to later stand on their own.
The special courts were created by Congress to hear certain cases involving the expressed powers of congress.
Before the Archives, individual government agencies were in charge of maintaining their own records. Most of them did a bad job. So in 1934, president Franklin Roosevelt and Congress created the National Archives.
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