There are 15 Executive Departments that comprise the cabinet level bureaucracy. Non-cabinet level agencies differ from these because of which of the following?A. Non-cabinet agencies must maintain their independence from the executive to avoid political pressure on bureaucrats
B. Non-cabinet agencies are formed to accomplish specific tasks or goals
C. Non-cabinet agencies tend to move quicker than executive departments
D. Non-cabinet agencies are intended to insure that policymaking on certain important issues are not subject to political pressue
E. all of the above

The function of the cabinet is to direct government policy and make decisions about national issues, they spend much time discussing current national problems and how to solve them.

Members of the cabinet head executive agencies, they include the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs and they report directly to the president.

Non-cabinet level agencies are called independent agencies and they are usually set up by the congress to address concerns that go beyond the scope of the legislation. The President has less power in getting rid of the head.

The non-cabinet level or independent level agencies are responsible for keeping the government of the economy running. Some of they are; Federal Election Commission (FEC), Securitie and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve System (FRS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)