Bureaucracy (ch 9) Flashcards
(22 cards)
bureaucracy
agencies/instit implement laws and progs (4th branch)
begining 3 depts
war, treasury, foreign affairs (attorney gen)
Pendleton act
replaced spoils system; created merit system in the civil service system
interstate commerce commision
regulate railroads
16th amend
income tax
Bureaucrats not affected by civ serv sys
appointed policy-making
indep reg commissioners
low lvl nonpolicy patronage positions
types in bur
cabinet dept
gov corps
indep agencies
reg commissions
cabinet depts
15, major admin units cover broad area; headed by sect except dept of justice (attny gen)
gov corps
functions prov by priv businesses (amtrak)
indep exec agencies
like cab depts but > indep and narrower areas of responsib (NASA or EPA)
indep reg comm
agencies that exist outside major depts (OSHA) (ICC) concerned w/spec aspect of econ; free from pol pressure
how bur work
chain of command / of labor clear lines of auth goal orient impersonality productivity
implementation
how agencies exec cong wishes
iron triangles
bur, int grps, cong
issue network
iron triangle + changing experts
interagency councils
working grps bring reps of dif agencies together
Admin discretion
make choices about best way to implem cong intentions through rule-making and admin adjudication
rule making
quasi-leg proc -> reg w/char of leg act (regulations)
admin adjudication
quasi-jud proc -> settle disputes btw 2 parties like ct
pres and bur
appt sm port, change budget, reorganize, exec orders
cong and bur
create/abolish dept/agencies, confirm appts, cong oversight (police patrol, fire alarm), funding, cong review, GAO and OMB
jud and bur
issue orders before a rule, litigation
