What is a Cabinet-level section of the U.S. government that is dedicated to promoting economic growth
Department of Commerce
100
why do bureaucrats and their agencies have have such bad reputions?
Many believe agencies are very ineffecient and come with too much red tape.
100
Policy evaluation.
The assessment stage of policy building. Did it work?
100
Who popularized the spoils system?
Andrew Jackson
100
What is Devolution
What is the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by the federal government to the state level
200
What is a federal level department which goals include Promoting mass transit programs, manages federal highways and air traffic control systems
Department of transportation.
200
a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
200
Allowing resources for implementation of the policy
Policy budgeting
200
A federal law prohibiting government employees from active participation in partisan politics while on duty
The Hatch Act
200
What is red tape
What is excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities
300
What is the Department of Labor
What is a federal level department which goals include enforcing employment laws, administer unemployment and job training programs
300
Regulations Directly from the president
Executive order
300
The stage of the policy process in which policies are carried out, or putting new law into action
Policy implementation
300
created the federal civil service system that practices government employment should be based on open, competitive examinations and merit.
the Pendleton Act
300
What are iron triangles
What is a mutually advantageous relationship between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees.
400
What is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the well being of all Americans and providing essential human services
Department of health and human services
400
What department makes up a majority of bureaucracy
What department makes up a majority of bureaucracy
400
approval of a policy proposal
Policy adoption
400
Appoint & remove agency heads, reorganize the bureaucracy issues, executive orders, or reduce the agency's funding
Ways president controls bureaucracy
400
What is civil service
What is the system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle?
500
What is the Department of Housing and Urban Development
What is a federal level department which goals include providing home financing assistance and public housing programs
500
The plum book
Congress publishes this list of the top federal jobs that are presidential appointments with Senate approval.
500
process of forming list of issues to address
Agenda setting.
500
What are(SOP) Standard Operating Procedure
What is a ruling for everyday decision making that enable bureaucrats to bring efficiency and uniformity to the running of bureaucracy?
500
What is the independent regulatory commsion
What is the government agency with responsibility for making and enforcing rules to protect the public interest sector of the economy and for judging disputes over these rules