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AMSCO Chapter 7 Voca
Vocab for AP GOV
| Defenition | Term |
|---|---|
| vast, hierarchical organization of executive branch employees | bureaucracy |
| Oversees the merit system process and prevents officials from requiring federal employees to contribute to political campaigns. | Civil Service Commission |
| Altered how a bureaucrat is dismissed, limited preferences for veterans in hopes of balancing the genders in federal employment and put upper-level appointments back into the president's hands. | Civil Service Reform Act (1978) |
| making sure the firms and companies that are subject to industry regulations are following those standards and provisions. | compliance monitoring |
| an agency , a congressional committee, and an interest group. | iron triangle |
| Collectives with similar goals of iron triangles, but they have come together to support a specific issue and usually do not have the long term relationships that characterize iron triangles. | issue networks |
| competitive written exams for many job applicants | merit system |
| Became Clinton's key document in assessing the federal bureaucracy. The review was organized to identify problems and offer solutions and ideas for government savings. | National Performance Review |
| This runs the merit system and coordinates the federal application process for jobs and hiring. The goals of this include promoting the ideals of public service, finding the best people for federal jobs and preserving merit system principles. | Office of Personnel Management |
| In the early days of the nation, the bureaucracy became a place to reward loyal party leaders with federal jobs, this practice is known as... | patronage |
| Congress passed this to prevent constant reward to loyal party members. The law ultimately created the merit system. | Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883) |
| This type of patronage system...made the U.S. Post Office one of the main agencies to run party machinery. | spoils system |
| The law guides agencies in developing their rules and procedures and assures that those citizens and industries affected by a policy can have input into shaping it, providing one of many access points for stakeholders to promote their interests. | Administrative Procedures Act (1946) |
| A final printing of the law is placed here. | Code of Federal Regulations |
| canceling or lowering student debt | Department of Education |
| The power to interpret legislation and create rules | delegated discretionary authority |
| Allowing certain exemptions for immigrants | Department of Homeland Security |
| Determining which highway projects get special grants | Department of Transportation |
| Intervening in state environmental issues | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Administering and enforcing federal campaign finance laws | Federal Election Commission |
| prints the record of how the regulation started, how it was developed, and how it landed in its final form | Federal Register |
| Have unique charges from Congress to enforce or regulate industry specific law. These entities can create industry-specific regulations and issue fines and other punishments. | independent regulatory agencies |
| A step in the rule-making process in which proposed rules are published in the Federal Register and made available for debate by the general public. | notice-and-comment opportunity |
| deciding how to administer a health program for veterans | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Determining if financial firms should be disqualified from raising money because of illegal conduct. | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Funds set aside for a certain purpose. Typically made annually as part of the federal budget. | appropriations |
| The agency cannot spend public funds until a committee or subcommittee first passes these measures. These state the maximum amount the agency can spend on certain programs. | authorization of spending |
| making sure the firms and companies that are subject to industry regulations are following those standards and provisions. | compliance monitoring |
| Essentially a check and balance on the agencies themselves and competes with the president for influence over them. | congressional oversight |
| Part of the office of Management and Budget, which prepares the president's annual budget proposal and reviews the budget and programs of the executive departments. | Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) |
| Congress can determine the financial state of an agency and its success when it allocates money. | power of the purse |
| The law guides agencies in developing their rules and procedures and assures that those citizens and industries affected by a policy can have input into shaping it, providing one of many access points for stakeholders to promote their interests. | Administrative Procedures Act (1946) |
| A requirement that certain agency decisions must wait for a defined period of either 30 or 90 days. | legislative veto |
| Prohibits a federal agency from retaliating or threatening an employee for disclosing acts that he or she believes were illegal or dishonest. | Whistleblower Protection Act (1989) |
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