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Government Final

Exam terms chapter 13

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Hatch Act A federal statue barring federal employees from active participation in certain kinds of politics and protecting them from being fired on partisan grounds
Bureaucracy A form of organization that operates through impersonal, uniform rules and procedures.
Spoils system a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party
implementation The process of putting a law into practice through bureaucratic rules or spending
Federal Register An official document, published every weekday, that lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and regulatory agencies.
Oversight Legislative or executive review of a particular government program or organization that can be in response to a crisis of some kind or part of routine review
Central clearance Review of all executive branch testimony, reports, and draft legislation by the Office of management and budget (OMB) to ensure that each communication to congress is in accordance with the president's program
Merit system the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections. It is the opposite of the spoils system.
Senior executive Service Rule (S.E.S. Rule) ensure that the executive management of the Government of the United States is responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the Nation and otherwise is of the highest quality
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