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Why are the indepen-
dent agencies separate from the executive
departments?

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Answer:

They are different because independent agencies are not subject to direct control of the president or executive branch. Unlike executive agencies they are not directly controlled even though they create, oversee, supervise the laws of the United states.

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So basically, they aren't affected by the executive branch.

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