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refers to an administrative system in which agencies staffed largely by non elected officials perform specific tasks in accordance with standard procedures
bureaucracy
members of the White House Office are typically called the White House _____
staff
civilian employees who perform the administrative tasks of government are known as the ___
civil service
a civil servant dedicated to the details of administrative procedure
bureaucrat
what department was created in a response to the attacks on 9/11/2001?
Department of Homeland Security
members of the ___ are the administrative heads of executive departments designed to assist the president and meet the demands of America's growth
cabinet
heads of cabinet departments are appointed by the ___ and approved by the ___
president & Senate
what are appropriations?
money budgeted by Congress to fund programs
the presidents offices (including the Oval Office, offices of the executive staff, the room where the Cabinet meets, and other rooms such as the press briefing room) are located here
West Wing
referred to as the "fourth branch" of the government
the federal bureaucracy
the process of examining a department's compliance with the law and scrutinizing its budget
oversight
the Department of State is to the secretary as the Department of Justice is to the...
attorney general
the head of most cabinet departments is called a ___
secretary
this member of the White House Office advises the president on issues of politics, policy, and management and selects key people for the White House staff amongst other things
the 3 levels of bureaucratic structure in the executive branch include: the EOP, the C, IA
What do these abbreviations mean?
Executive Office of the President
the Cabinet
Independent Agencies
law passed by the legislature and signed by the president is known as ___ law
statutory
regulations devised by the bureaucracy are known as ___ law
administrative
this acts established the merit of one's work as the standard for hiring and promoting civil employees
the Pendleton Act
what does the abbreviation stand for?
standard operating procedures
this department has the largest budget among the cabinet departments
Department of Health and Human Services
the FDA is an example of an ___ ___ commission
independent regulatory commission
US Postal Service is an example of a ___ corporation
government corporation
NASA is an example of an ___ ___ agency
independent executive agency
name 3 of the 7 problems of the bureaucracy today with a short description
(DOUBLE POINTS)
waste, conflict, duplication, red tape, vague goals, obscure bureaucratic language, resistance to change
the 4 original titles and responsibilities of the first four cabinets
(DOUBLE POINTS)
Dept. of State - to advise the pres. on foreign policy
Dept. of Treasury - to collect taxes, borrow money, and mint coins
Dept. of War - oversee the national military
Attorney General's Office - give legal advice to the pres. and oversee the prison system