Vocab
Advisory body to the President consisting of heads of the 15 executive departments
What is the Cabinet
The U.S Postal Service, AM Trak, and the Tennessee Valley Authority are examples of these groups.
What are Government Corporations?
The Pendleton Act prohibited this practice.
What is patronage/spoils system?
The Bureaucracy gets its power from ___________
What is congress?
The cutthroat type of this fish gets its name from the red-orange slash on each side of the lower jaw
What is a trout?
The vast, hierarchical organization of executive branch employees
What is bureaucracy?
the administrative arms of the president of the United States. There are currently 15
What are Departments ?
This act states that hiring must be based on merit.
What is the Pendleton Act
Name at least 2 executive departments
Department of ...
To a cop, issuing a "BOLO" has nothing to do with a thin tie; it means to keep your eyes open & stands for "be on the" this
What is a lookout?
complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done
What is red tape?
These divide the department’s goals and workload; Headed by a director; Usually serve 4 or 8-year terms
What are agencies?
A system where hiring and promotion in the public sector are based on demonstrated qualifications, skills, and performance, rather than political connections or favoritism.
What is merit?
How might interest groups influence the bureaucracy?
They can lobby bureaucrats so the regulations they write and enforce may be favorable to their industry or interest.
The agency NOAA calls it a whirling column of air & water mist
what is a waterspout
Ways that the legislative branch can check bureaucracy.
What is legislative oversight?
Part of the executive branch, but not connected to the a department; are meant to be free from the influence of the POTUS
What are independent agencies? (ex: CIA, NASA, EPA)
The power to interpret legislation & create rules
Given to executive departments and agencies
What is Delegated Discretionary Authority?
Why is the bureaucracy sometimes said to have questionable authority?
Citizens cannot vote for or against them and it is often extremely difficult to fire them.
A TV show with obstacle courses & a song by The Surfaris both have this title
What is wipeout?
The relationship among three entities: An agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group
What is are Iron Triangles?
Created by Congress to enforce specific regulations and oversee particular sectors of the economy or public welfare
Independent Regulatory Commissions (ex: FEC, FCC, SEC, NTC)
Congress is not an expert in the relevant field of government so they delegate this authority to the bureaucracy (and/or Congress does not want the responsibility/backlash from making rules, procedures, and fines)
What is rule-making?
Individuals who expose misconduct or corruption.
What are Whistleblowers?
Also known as a rotary, it's a circular traffic intersection
What is a roundabout?