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AP Gov Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Vocab Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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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