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Bureaucracy
KHS Bureaucracy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| iron triangle | The policy-making network of interest groups, congressional committee, and government agency. |
| issue network | Replacing the iron triangle, diverse groups brought together to promote a particular policy. Banded together for the one issue and then disperse. |
| legislative veto | Congressional veto of an executive decision via a resolution which do not require Pres. signature. Ruled unconstitutional but Congress still passes laws containing. |
| Open Meeting Law | 1976 law requiring gov. agency meetings to be open to the public. |
| oversight | Congressional supervision of the bureaucracy. |
| patronage | Bureaucratic appointments made on the basis of political considerations. |
| Pendleton Act (Civil Service Act) | 1883 law which began the merit based system to replace the patronage system in government employment. |
| red tape | a bureaucratic pathology in which complex rules and procedures must be followed to get things done |
| waste | A bureaucratic pathology in which an agency spends more than is necessary to buy some product or service. |
| Whistleblower Protection Act | 1989 law to protect gov. workers who report waste, fraud, or abuse in their agencies to Congress. |
| executive order | A directive from the President to the gov. agencies having the force of law. |
| devolution | An effort to scale back the size and activities of the national gov. and to shift responsibilities to the states. ie welfare, health care, and job training. |
| deregulation | The removal of gov. regulations |
| regulation | A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct |
| Administrative Procedure Act | 1946 law requiring federal agencies to give notice, solicit comments, and (sometimes) hold public hearings before adopting any new rules. |
| annual authorization | The practice of a legislative committee determining the amount an agency can spend on a yearly basis. |
| appropriation | money formally set aside for a specific use |
| bureaucracy | a large organization composed of appointed offercers in which authority is divided among several managers. Includes the cabinet, independent agencies, and the Executive Office. |
| conflict | A bureaucratic pathology in which some agencies seem to be working at corss-purposes to other agencies. |
| duplication | A bureaucratic pathology inwhich two or more government agencies seem to be doign the same thing. |
| Freedom of Information Act | 1966 law giving citizens the right to inspect all government records except those containing military, intelligence, or trade secrets or material revealing private personnel actions. |
| Spoils system | Another term for patronage in which gov. jobs are awarded for political favors |
| Hatch Act of 1939 | A law which attempted to restrict the political activities of gov. employees. |
| executive agencies | Perform administrative functions in the Executive Branch; head can be removed at any time. ie EPA, GSA, NASA, USPS, cabinet |
| independent agencies | Perform administrative functions in the Executive Branch; head serves a fixed term and president can't remove. ie Fed, FCC, FDIC, FERC, FTC, NLRB, SEC |
| imperialism | A bureaucratic pathology in which federal programs grow without regard to the benefits those programs provide or the costs entailed. |
| sunset laws | Laws which contain an expiration date. |
| casework | services performed by Congressmen or their staffers for their constituents. |
| cabinet | An advisory group to the President which, by custom, includes the heads of the 15 major executive departments |
| Executive Office of the President | Part of the bureaucracy which offers technical and managerial advice to the President. ie White House Office, OMB, CEA, NSC, US Trade Representative |
| quasi-legislative power | a reference to the power of the bureaucracy to make rules and regulations with the force of law |
| quasi-judicial power | a reference to the power of the bureaucracy to hold hearings and settle disputes regarding rules and regulations. |
| Federal Register | publication of all government agencies rules and regulations |
| Hatch Act of 1993 | Reforms to the Hatch Act of 1939 to encourage political activity by gov. employees on their own time. |
| reconciliation bill | A single piece of legislation that typically includes multiple provisions all of which affect the federal budget. The only piece of legislation (other than a budget resolution) that cannot be filibustered on the Senate floor. |
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