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An administrative group of nonelected officials charged with carrying out functions connected to a series of policies and programs
Bureaucracy
a person who publicizes misdeeds committed within a bureaucracy or other organization
whistleblower
During George Washington’s administration, there were this many cabinet positions
four
The “spoils system” allocated political appointments on the basis of
party loyalty
a chart that shows salary ranges for different levels of positions vertically and for different ranks of seniority horizontally
pay schedule
the civil servants or political appointees who fill nonelected positions in government and make up the bureaucracy
bureaucrats
a corporation that fulfills an important public interest and is therefore overseen by government authorities to a much larger degree than private businesses
government corporation
Amtrack is a good example of a government corporation. True or False?
True
to provide public services that are market-oriented or commercial in nature, but too essential or unprofitable to be left entirely to the private sector the government will create a
government corporation
Who exercise direct oversight of the bureaucracies
Hint (there's two)
Both Congress and the president exercise direct oversight over the bureaucracy
the individuals who fill nonelected positions in government and make up the bureaucracy; also known as bureaucrats
civil servants
the use of government positions to reward individuals for their political support
patronage
Two recent periods of large-scale bureaucratic expansion were
1930s and the 1960s
The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 helps citizens exercise oversight over the bureaucracy by
opening government records to citizen scrutiny
bureaucrats also exercise oversight over their own institutions by using the channels carved out for
whistleblowers
a system of filling civil service positions by using competitive examinations to value experience and competence over political loyalties
merit system
measures that incorporate the market forces of the private sector into the function of government to varying degrees
privatization
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created the Office of Personnel Management and the
merit systems protection board
During the post-Jacksonian era of the nineteenth century, the common charge against the bureaucracy was that it was
overly political and corrupt
Failure to deliver on its promise of fairness due to subjective evaluations, structural biases, and the inability to account for unequal opportunities are failures of the
Merit System
the mechanisms, procedures, and rules that must be followed to get something done
red tape
the implementation of public policy as well as the academic study that prepares civil servants to work in government
public administration
Which model of bureaucracy best accounts for the way bureaucracies tend to push Congress for more funding each year
the acquisitive model
The merit-based system of filling jobs in the government is better then the spoils system because
elevates ability and accountability over political loyalties
Concerns that might arise when congress delegates decision-making authority to unelected leaders are
(Name 2)
lack of democratic accountability, diminished oversight, and potential abuse of power, etc.)