Congress & Presidency
Legislators reject this because they fear punishment from primary voters.
What is Compromise?
This term refers to a complex structure of offices, tasks, rules and principles or organization that are employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel.
What is Bureaucracy?
This term refers to the power of the judiciary to examine and invalidate actions undertaken by the legislative and executive branches of both the federal and state governments.
What is Judicial Review?
This framework argues that the majority party acts as a ___ where shutdowns reflect a breakdown in party agenda control or a strategic choice to reinforce the party’s image.
What is Cartel?
Because bureaucrats answer to multiple masters, their decisions reflect ___ as much as technical expertise.
What is Political negotiation?
This is the intermediate-level of the federal court system.
What is Courts of Appeal?
Those who identify with the president’s party are more likely to support this actions by the president than those who do not identify with the president’s party.
What is Unilateral action?
This type of bureaucracy is one that uses formal, sustained, and institutionalized channels for public input — such as advisory committees or periods of public comment — to help agencies both govern competently and remain democratically accountable.
What is a participatory bureaucracy?
Rosenberg identifies three fundamental constraints that limit courts’ effectiveness.
What is: Limited nature of constitutional rights, lack of judicial independence, and limited implementation power?
Presidents are more likely to issue this type of threat when government is divided.
What is Veto threat?
The DMV is an example of this type of bureaucracy
What is a state bureaucracy?
Public laws assign responsibility and appropriates funding to a
federal agency. A Judicial policy decision prescribes guidelines for
district and appeals judges to apply when trying similar cases. While different forms, they are both examples of ___.
What is Public Policy?
This perspective says lawmakers adopt different “styles” to build distinct reputations: such as, policy specialists, message senders, or party loyalists.
What is Legislative Styles?
This act prevents officials from using their authority "to influence or affect the result of an election or using resources or media that advocates for or against a partisan political party. Under this act, it's also illegal to use government resources to benefit or harm any political party.
What is the Hatch Act?
Critics argue that it reduces transparency and accountability, but Supporters argue that it is necessary for handling urgent matters efficiently.
What is emergency docket?