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gov ch 7 test

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Bureaucracy The departments and agencies implement the laws of the nation
political patronage giving jobs as rewards for political support
Pendleton Act created a merit based hiring system for federal jobs
Federal Civil Service non military government employees hired by merit
Merit system hiring based on qualifications, not politics
Iron triangles Coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy, Congress, and interest groups to achieve shared policy goals.
issue network loose connections among groups involved in policy
bureaucratic discretion The power to decide how a law is implemented and what Congress meant when it passed the law.
regulation rules made by agencies to carry out laws
Bureaucratic adjudication When agencies settle disputes about rules (ex-who's included under the regulations)
agency capture when an agency acts in the political interests of the industry it is tasked with regulating, rather than in the public interest
Describe a check that the president has on the bureaucracy oversees the bureaucracy Can appoint and remove members of the Bureaucracy, creates annual budget with congressional approval and can reorganize agencies, executive orders
Describe a check that congress has on the bureaucracy oversight, funding control, confirming appointments
Describe a check that federal courts have on the bureaucracy judicial review of agency actions
describe steps of bureaucracy policymaking define problem get on congress's agenda form/adopt policy budget implement evaluate terminate/revise
implementation carrying out laws through rules and procedure
Created by: Lilyhowes
 

 



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