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AP Gov Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Vocab Terms

TermDefinition
Bureaucracy Set of complex hierarchical departments that exist to help a CEO carry out his/her duties
Spoils System Firing of people of the defeated political party and hiring people who helped out in the election
Patronage Jobs, grants, etc that are given as rewards for support
Pendleton Act Reform measure that created the CSC to administer a partial merit system; classified the federal service by grades, to which appointments were made based on the results of an examination
Civil Service System System created by civil service laws by which appointments to the federal gvt are made
Merit System System by which federal civil service jobs are classified into grades/level
Independent Regulatory Commission Agency created by Congress that is generally concerned w/ a specific aspect of the economy
Departments Minor administrative units with responsibility for a broad area of gvt operations
Government Corporation Businesses established by Congress (US Postal Service)
Independent Executive Agency Gvt unit that closely resembles a Cabinet department but more specialised
Hatch Act 1939 law that prohibited civil servants from taking activist roles in partisan campaigns
Federal Employees Political Activities Act 1993 liberalisation of the Hatch Act that allowed fed employees to run for office in nonpartisan elections and to give money to campaigns in partisan elections
Implementation Process by which a law or policy is put into operation by the bureaucracy
Iron Triangles Relationship/patterns of interaction between agency, interest group, & congressional committee
Issue Networks Loose, informal relationships between large number of actors who work in broad policy areas
Interagency Councils Working groups created to facilitate coordination of policy making/implementation
Administrative Discretion Ability of bureaucrats to make choices concerning the best way to implement congressional intentions
Rulemaking Quasi-legislative administrative process that has the characteristics of a legislative act
Regulations Rules that oversee a gvt program that have the force of law
Administrative Adjudication Quasi-judicial process in which the bureaucracy settle a dispute
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