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Chapter Seven Vocab

Vocabulary from chapter seven AP Gov.

TermDefinition
federal Bureaucracy The departments and agencies within the executive branch that carry out the laws of the nation
Bureaucrat An official employed within a government bureaucracy
Political Patronage Filling of administrative positions as a reward for support, rather than merit
Pendleton Act An act of Congress that created the first United States Civil Service Commission to draw up and enforce rules on hiring, promotion, and tenure of office within the civil service (Civil Reforms Act of 1883)
Federal Civil Service The merit-based bureaucracy, excluding the armed forces and political appointments
Merit System A system of hiring promotion based competitive based on competitive testing results m education, and other qualifications rather than politics and personal connections
Iron Triangle Coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy, Congress, and interest groups to achieve shared policy goals
Issue Networks Webs of influence between interest groups, policy makers, and policy advocates
Implementation The bureaucracy's role in putting into action the laws that Congress has passed
Bureaucratic Discretion The power to decide how a law is implemented and to decide what Congress meant when it passed a law
Regulation The process through which the federal bureaucracy make rules that have the force of law, to carry out the laws passed by Congress
Bureaucratic Adjudication When the federal bureaucracy settles disputes between parties that arise over the implementation of federal laws or determines which individuals or groups are covered under a regulation or program
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