Question

What is the difference between an executive agency and a regulatory commission?

Answer 1

Answer:

Executive agencies report directly to the president, and the heads of those agencies are members of the president’s cabinet. Defense, Interior, State and so on.

independent agencies are usually set up by Congress and the president has less power in getting rid of the head. FCC for example, the chairman is appointed by the president but for a set term, and meanwhile the chairman is part of a five person board.