Vocabulary 1
The practice of awarding government jobs as political rewards to people who supported the president's policies or the president's election campaign
Spoils System
A tax on a person's or corporation's income
Income Tax
President who was assassinated sparking a change in the federal bureaucracy employment
President Garfield
Department that protects America from foreign dangers
War/Defense
Largest source of government revenue
Income Taxes
Made up of members from both major political parties
Bipartisan
Money that is withheld from a person's paycheck by his/her employer
Payroll Tax
Law passed to change the bureaucracy to a merit based system
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Department that maintains the US finances
Treasury
Money that goes to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Payroll Taxes
Financial instrument by which a borrower agrees to pay back borrowed money, plus interest, at a future date
Bond
The total amount of money that the government has borrowed & not yet repaid
Federal Debt
Reasons the spoils system is bad
Inefficient, Corrupt, Inexperience
Department that interacts with foreign nations
State
Money spend on things that is required by law
Mandatory spending
Spending mandated by laws & not subject to the annual budget process
Mandatory Spending
Spending subject to the annual budget process
Discretionary Spending
The Federal Bureaucracy has _______ over time
Grown, Increased
Department that protects natural and cultural resources
Interior
Problems with a large Federal Debt
1. Less money to spend on discretionary items
2. Less confidence in America
The administrators & skilled, expert workers who carry out many specific tasks
Bureaucrats
A type of organization having the following features: a clear formal structure, a division of labor, & a set of rules & procedures by which it operates
Bureaucracy
The top officials of the executive department are chosen in this way
President nominates and the Senate Confirms
Department that deals with legal matters
Justice
Executive Departments are apart of this type of spending
Discretionary Spending