Bureaucracy in the
Executive Branch
Federal Agencies
Vocab
Bureaucratic
Organization
Policy
100
What are mutually beneficial relationships between Interest Groups, Committees, an Government Agencies?
Iron Triangles
100
A listing of the top federal jobs available for direct presidential appointment
What is the Plum Book
100
This Government Program provides benefits to qualified individuals regardless of need.
What are entitlement programs?
200
The idea that hiring and promotion should be based on entrance exams and promotion ratings to produce administration by people with talent and skill.
What is the Merit Principle
200
Health care for poor Americans and funded by both the states and national government.
What is Medicaid
300
What is Patronage?
What is, When jobs and promotions are awarded for political reasons.
400
The Lifting of Government restrictions on business, industries, and professional activities.
What is Deregulation
500
These manage specific policy areas, each have their own budget, and have their own staff
What are Cabinet Departments
500
The largest federal independent regulatory agency
What is The EPA
500
What is and SOP
What is Standard Operating Procedure
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