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Bureaucracy |
According to Max Weber, a hierarchical authority structure that uses task specialization, operates on the merit principle, and behaves with impersonality. Bureaucracies govern modern states |
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Hatch Act |
A federal law prohibiting government employees from active participation in partisan politics |
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Pendleton Civil Service Act |
Passed in 1883, an Act that created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion will be based of the merit principal rather than patronage |
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Office of Personnel Management |
Office in charge of hiring for most agencies of the federal government using elaborate rules in the process |
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Independent Regulatory Commission |
A government agency responsible for some sector of the economy, making an enforcing rules to protect the public interest. It also judges disputes over these rules ex: FTC, Federal Trade commision |
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Independent executive agencies |
The government not accounted for by cabinet departments, independent regulatory commissions and government corporations. Its aministration are typically appointed by the president and serve at the presidents pleasure. Ex: NASA |
