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AP/C Gov Bureaucracy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquisitive bureaucracies | organizations that are self-perpetuating and demand funding that will result in the continued existence of the agency |
| bureaucracies | large administrative agencies reflecting a hierarchical authority, job specialization, and rules and regulations that drive them |
| civil service reform act (1978) | replaced Civil Service Commission with Office of Personnel Management and Merit Systems Protection Board; responsible for enforcing existing civil service laws, test applicants, set up pay scales, appoint people to federal jobs |
| division of labor | skilled workers each have specialized function, resulting in increased productivity |
| government corporation | such as TVA; has specific responsibilities that facilitate a specific operation of government |
| Hatch Act (1939) | law that places restrictions on kind of political activity a federal employee may participate in |
| Independent regulatory agencies | agencies that are quasi legislative and quasi judicial in nature and operation; examples are FDA, EPA |
| Iron triangle network | interrelationship among bureaucracies, government, interest gruops and public which also establishes pattern of relationships among agency in executive branch, Congress, and one or more outside clients of that agency |
| monopolistic bureaucracies | organizations where there is no competitive equal, such as SS, that also exists in the privatre sector; thus the citizen is forced to deal with that particular government agency |
| Pendleton Act | known as Civil Service Act of 1883; it set up merit as criterion for hiring, promoting, and firing fedral employees |
| quasi-judicial | a characteristic of independent regulatory agencies that gives them judical power to interpret regulations they create |
| quasi-legislative | characteristic of independent regulatory agencies that gives them legislative powers to issue regulations |
| red tape | used to describe the difficulty it takes to get answers from a bureaucratic agency |
| REGO | better known as reinventing government; by Clinton and Gore; called for reducing federal work force by 12 percent, updating informaiton systems, eliminating wasteful programs and procedures and cutting red tape |
| regulatory policy | policy that results in government control over individuals and businesses; examples include protection of environment and consumer protection |
| patronage system | a hiring and system based on knowning the right people |
| pendleton civil service act | created the federal civil service |
| merit principle | using examinations and promotion ratings |
| office of personnel management | is in charge of hiring for most agencies of the federal government |
| "capture" theory | the view that the close connection between the regulators and the industries they regulate has meant that the agencies have become the "captives" of industry |
| government corporations | provides a service that could be handled by the private sector |
| independent executive agencies | not part of the cabinet departments; they usually perform specialized functions |
| "red tape" | when they do not appear to appropriately address a situation, and may become obstacles to action |
| administrative discretion | is the authority of administrative actors to select among various responses to a given problem |
| street-level bureaucrats | to refer to those bureaucrats who are in constant contact with the public and have considerable discretion |
| Interstate Commerce Commission | charged with regulating the railroads, their prices, and their services to farmers |
| command-and-control policy | the government tells business how to reach certain goals |
| deregulation | is that the number and complexity of regulatory policies have made regulations too complex and burdensome |
| executive orders | presidential aides can pass the word that "the President was wondering if..." |
| cabinet | responsible for a specific policy area |
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