Basic Bureacracy
A large complex organization composed of appointed officials
Bureaucracy
The number of cabinet positions
What is 15?
The practice of the successful political party giving public office to its supporters
What is patronage or the spoil system?
A scale from 1 - 18 that can be a key role in deciding salaries for federal employees.
What is a General Schedule Rating?
Was passed after the assassination of James Garfield
What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
People in constant contact with the public like police, teachers etc
What are street level bureaucrats?
The department with the most employees working in it.
What is the defense department?
The informal name for all of the regulations and steps one needs to take to navigate bureaucracy.
What is red tape?
An agency that is not under the control of the cabinets.
What is independent regulatory agencies?
Defined as a return of power to the states
What is devolution?
A subcommittee, an interest group and an independent regulatory agency
What is the Iron
Triangle?The position that holds the most power in making appointments.
What is the President?
Legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency.
What is appropriations?
FTC, FDA, FCC, OASH
What are independent regulatory agencies?
What amendment does devolution emphasize?
What is the 10th amendment?
Bureaucrats exercise this power that is not necessarily granted by law
What is discretionary authority?
The number of cabinet positions created under G Washington?
What is 4?
Legislative or executive review of a particular government program or organization, can be in response to a crisis of some kind or part of routine review.
Various interest groups come together to work for a common cause.
What is Issue network?
Placed restrictions on federal employees to participate in political activities.
What is the Hatch Act?
A clause that Congress to block an action of the executive branch involving a federal agency.
What is legislative veto?
Name 8 of the 15 cabinet positions
What is he Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, Justice
Is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that manages the government's civilian workforce.
What is the Office of Personnel Management?
Run like private sectors industries but are run by the government.
What are government corporations?
Rules and directions that bring uniformity to bureaucracies?
What is Standard Operating Procedures?