Which Bureaucratic power is the ability to choose courses of action and to make policies not spelled out in advance by laws
Discretionary Power
Government offices to which people are appointed on the grounds of merit can best be described as
the competitive service
The federal government is criticized for having too many governmental agencies where they often do the same thing. This idea is best described as
Duplication
What does the constitution say about the federal bureaucracy?
It doesn't mention the federal bureaucracy
Is the following true or false: 20% of all bureaucrats are career governmental employees
False
What is it called when the federal government pays state and local governments and private groups to staff and administer federal programs
Government by Proxy
Bureaucrats within the competitive service are appointed after they have passed a written examination administered by the
Office of Management and Budget
When federal employees refuse to do the work given by their boss and also refuse to go along with change, this is called:
Political sabotage
List three factors that lead to the formation of agencies
War/Crisis, Economy, Supreme court, Population growth, Law and congress
How many federal bureaucrats indirectly work for the federal bureaucracy?
13 million
"Bureaucrats are typically more liberal because____"
They are working for the federal government therefore they are pro-government
Jobs where the descriptions for the job are written specifically for the potential candidate so they fit the description exactly and get the job
Buddy System
How can patronage create problems within the federal bureaucracy
Bureaucrats are appointed on party affiliation and dependent on how much the president likes them. They are not appointed on criteria or merit.
List three checks the president has on the federal bureaucracy
Can appoint and fire, executive order, OMB, Signing statement
The Government Performance and Results Act was a bill created under which presidency
Clinton-Gore
1. Regulatory agency
2. interest groups
3. White house staff
Interest groups
Why do only 0.1% of federal employees get fired?
There are so many steps to take and it's just not worth it
What is red tape and why is it a common criticism of the federal bureaucracy
Red tape is the idea of a lot of paperwork in order to do something because there are a lot of rules and regulations within the federal bureaucracy. It is a common criticism of the bureaucracy because it makes it very hard for anything to to get done.
How is Judicial Review the check the judicial system has on the federal bureaucracy?
It is the judicial branch's ability to examine and determine if the bureaucracy's action is constitutional or not. SCOTUS could determine an action of an agency is illegal and will make them change it
The ability of an agency to fine and reprimand companies or corporations for illegal activities is known as
Administrative adjunction
How could bureaucrat's discretionary power be checked by the executive branch?
The president can issue signing statements which take away the bureaucrats discretion because he or she tells them how to interpret a law.
What is an alternative to firing people from the federal bureaucracy?
employers can move the employees to lower positions and try to make their lives as difficult as possible so they will want to leave
What is an Iron Triangle? How does it lead to problems within the Federal Bureaucracy?
An iron triangle is the relationship between a congressional committee, interest group, and a governmental agency. It leads to problems because sometimes these groups become too powerful, and the president doesn't know how to deal with them.
What is congressional oversight and how does congress have the ability to do oversight
Congressional oversight is the power to investigate and hold agencies accountable. They have the ability to do this because congress created the agencies and they fund them
Job levels in the federal bureaucracy are divided by the: __________
Graded service