Chapter 15: Congressional Authority

Question 1

What are the 4 examples of Congressional Authority over Bureaucracy

Answer 1

1. Create or Establish bureaucratic departments/agencies
2. Change the function of Departments and agencies
3. Write lots of legislation that increases or decreases freedom
4. Confirm or Reject presidential appoints to organizations

Question 2

The Supreme Court holds the threat of what?

Answer 2

Threat of Legal Sanctions

Question 3

The Judicial Branch does what with actions?

Answer 3

Interprets action of bureaucracies and determines if actions are acceptable

Question 4

What happened if something is interpreted as unconstitutional?

Answer 4

Powers are taken away

Question 5

What are 5 problems with reform

Answer 5

1. Vague Goals
2. Lack of foresight
3. General Discombobulation
4. Struggles between branches
5. Divided government

Question 6

Name the 5 Major Bureaucratic Complaints

Answer 6

1. Red Tape
2. Conflict
3. Duplication
4. Imperialism
5. Waste

Question 7

What Bureaucratic Complaint explains complex and conflicting rules

Answer 7

Red Tape

Question 8

What Bureaucratic Complaint explains agencies working at cross purposes

Answer 8

Conflict

Question 9

What Bureaucratic Complaint explains the tendency of agencies to grow irrespective of benefits and cost

Answer 9

Imperialism

Question 9

What Bureaucratic Complaint explains 2 or more agencies seeming to do the same thing

Answer 9

Duplication

Question 10

What Bureaucratic Complaint explains spending more than necessary to buy product or sevice

Answer 10

Waste