When Congress perceives a need for ongoing control of an economic activity, this is what it creates.
What is a regulatory agency?
100
This is something federal civil service employees cannot do.
What is strike
100
This president's assassination did much to end the spoils system of distributing government jobs.
Who is James Garfield
100
During this President's administration, the patronage system was developed to make the administration of government more responsive to ordinary citizens.
Who is Jackson
100
This Cabinet Department has the greatest number of full-time civilian employees.
What is Defense.
200
Congress' role in dictating or directing the bureaucracy.
What is Congress sets broad policy and allows the bureaucracy discretion in implementing it.
200
The system upon which most federal employees are hired.
What is the merit system
200
This cabinet department was created in 2002.
What is Dep't of Homeland Security
200
This person accused George W. Bush of downplaying terrorist threats and being preoccupied with Iraq prior to Sept. 11.
Who is Richard Clarke
200
This Cabinet Department was created in 1889.
What is Agriculture
300
Three methods by which Congress oversees bureaucracies.
What are sunset laws, Government Accounting Office and Congressional Budget office
300
Bureaucrats tend to follow this person/body's wishes/expectations.
What is their own agency
300
This Act created the Civil Service Commission.
What is the Pendleton Act
300
The first six presidents all held this belief about who should be entrusted with the management of the national government.
What is distinguished men.
300
These two bureaucratic entities are NOT Cabinet departments, but rather government corporations.
What is the post office and AMTRAK
400
Compared to Congress, the bureaucracy has more or less impact on the day-to-day lives of Americans.
What is MORE
400
About 60% of top bureaucratic jobs are held by these individuals.
What is white males
400
These were three forces causing of the growth of the bureaucracy.
What is economic forces (economy became more complex); societal forces (society became more complex) and technological forces (technology became more complex)
400
The National Performance Review that was completed in 1993 was headed by this person.
Who is the Vice-President.
400
Between the FBI, the EPA and NASA, this agency is an agency within a Cabinet Department.
What is the FBI
500
A special interest group that benefits directly from an agency's programs are called this.
What is a clientele group
500
This is the educational background of high-ranking civil servants in Europe as compared to American bureaucrats.
What is law
500
In the late 1800's rapid economic growth caused Congress to do this.
What is create new federal departments built around economic interests
500
These three objectives were the aim of the National Performance Review.
What are reducing red tape, cutting government back to basic services and empowering administrators.