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Hatch Act

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said civil service employees couldn’t participate in political campaigns
Goal: bureaucratic neutrality
cannot run for office, solicit campaign funds from coworkers or make political speeches

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Whistleblower protection act

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protect bureaucrats who expose wrong doing

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Max Weber

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thumbs up that bureaucracy is a positive and logical method for societies to organize government

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Pendleton Act

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States that jobs must be created on merit and no employee can be fired based on political beliefs

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Red tape

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maze of government rules and regulations

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Clientele agencies

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serve one specific group

ex veterans affairs

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Issue network

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Media, university types, think tanks, interest groups important when pres makes appointment of that agency head

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freedom of information act

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get the public more info from executive department

bureaucratic advantage over pres is knowledge from continuity

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What are 2 examples of gov corporations

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Amtrak

US Postal Service

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Presidential control of bureaucracy

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Appointments: those hired serve less than lifetime
Executive orders
Cutting or adding to the budget (OMB)
reorganizing or combing agencies (Homeland security)

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Civil service administration

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does civil service laws, rules, and regulations

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Department

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Usually the largest organization in government with the largest mission; also the highest rank in the federal hierarchy

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what department is the largest?

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dept of defense

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Independent agencies

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Gov entity that is independent of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
under presidents direct control but tend to be smaller and have more focused responsibilities than departments.
work on specific problems
headed by administrator

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what are examples of independent agencies?

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EPA, CIA, NASA, NSA, SBA
Bureau of alcohol and tobacco, firearms
centers for medicare and medicaid services

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how are gov corporations unique?

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tend to act more like businesses
greater authority to hire/ fire employees quickly
allowed to make $ through the sale of services like TRAIN TICKETS, STAMPS, OR HOMELOANS

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What are the steps for a nominee as they seek senate confirmation

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  1. selected by white house presidential staff
  2. survive white house clearance process
  3. pres submits nominees name to clerk of senate
  4. senate refers each nomination to appropriate confirmation committee
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what is the role of the OPM

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office of personal management
Helps employees find their jobs, give them benefits , make employment accessible, and make the workforce aad diverse as the work it does and the people it serves

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Merit systems protection board

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oversees and protects merit in the federal gov personnel systems, conducts studies of merit systems

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Administrative discretion

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authority given by congress to use reasonable judgement in implementer laws, which gives power to the federal bureaucracy
criticims is it can be abused

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whistleblower

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employees help oversee gov by leaking important info to the media and congress

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bureaucrat

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career gov employee

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what are 4 problems with the bureaucracy

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1 jobs are so complex they cannot be divided into specialized pieces
2 so many leaders employees don’t know who to report to
3 duplication and overlap between units create confusion over who does what
4 rules are almost impossible to enforce

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who belongs in the senior executive service

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work closely w presidential appointees to manage government
rigorous review process
slsected on merit, continue no matter who’s president
OPM manages the overall federal executive personnel program providing the day to day oversight and assistance to agencies

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Spoils system or patronage
based on rewarding party loyalists and friends | gave pres parties control over almost every job
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Merit system
selection and promotion depend on demonstrated performance rather than political patronage
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Pendleton act
created civil service commission to ensure most federal jobs were under the merit system
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Independent regulatory commissions
headed by a small # of commissioners appointed by the pres w senate confirmation for fixed terms of office cannot b removed w/o cause, less responsive to political pressure from either congress or pres
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Federal trade commission
regulate business
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securities and exchange commission
regulate stock market
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Federal communications commission
monitor TV and radio
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Federal reserve board
control supply of $ | independent regulatory commission
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Implementation
prices of putting law into practice through bureaucratic rules of spending
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uncontrollable spending
goes to entitlement programs, everyone eligible for these programs is entitled to benefits
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What is the purpose of the rule- making process?
federal agencies are responsible for putting those laws into action through regulations. Generally designed to ensure that the public is informed of proposed rules before they take effect
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Oversite
legislative or executive review of a particular gov program or organization can be in response to a crisis of some kind of part of routine review
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Federal register
the official record of what the federal burearucracy does
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what is a good way to determine or predict the size the budget for a bureaucracy is to
evaluate the previous year's budget
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what did Munn v illinois uphold
power of gov to regulate private industries
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what are the three points of the iron triangel
interest groups, bureaucrats, and congressional subcommittee members
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main purpose of hatch act?
to protect bureaucrats from political pressures
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ways congress controls bureaucracy
hearings (mcarthyism funding investigate (GAO) confirmation (attorney general, water boarding isn't torture)
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GAO
gov accountability office provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services to the US congress sees what agencies are doing w their budgets
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CBO
congressional budget office | nonpartisan analysis for economic and budget decisions
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OMB
office of management and budget produce the presidents budget largest office
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Advantages bureaucrats have over the executive in policy making
have continuity of service the president lacks
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OPM and merit systems board deal with
1 administering laws, rules, and regulations 2 studies of the merit system 3 consideration of employee appeals 4 ordering disciplinary action against agencies bureaucracies demographic is representative of americas population
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where do bureaucracies get their powers?
law, external support, expertise, discretion, longevity in office, skill, leadership, and a variety of other sources
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GSA
general service administration independent agency manage and support basic functioning of federal agencies
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GSA ratings
rates the performance of agencies
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FBI
domestic intelligence and security service of the US
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IRS
tax collection and tax law enforcement
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Civil service exam
improves hiring process
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Civil service commission
select employees of gov on merit rather than personal relationships
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Interstate commerce commission
created by interstate commerce act of 1887 | regulate railroads, ensure fair rates, eliminate race discrmination, regulate other aspects of common carriers
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Informal power structures
Informal power in an organization refers to the ability to lead, direct or achieve without an official leadership title.
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Attempts to reform the bureaucracy
1 privatization 2 sunshine laws 3 sunset provisions 4 protection for whistleblowers
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sunshine laws
require gov agencies to hold public meetings on a regular basis
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Privatization
private companies handle services formally handled by gov agency
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occupational safety and health administration
to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

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