Ap Gov Terms Chapter 15

Front 1

appropriation

Back 1

a legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency

Front 2

authorization legislation

Back 2

legislative permission to begin or comtinue a government program or agency

Front 3

bureaucracy

Back 3

a large, complex organization composed of appointed officials

Front 4

committee clearance

Back 4

the ability of a congressional committee to review and approve certain agencyh decisions in advance and without passing a law

Front 5

competitive service

Back 5

the government offices to which people are appointed on the basis of merit, as ascertained by a written exam or by applying certain selection criteria

Front 6

discretionary authority

Back 6

the extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose courses of action and make policies that are not spelled out in advance by laws

Front 7

government by proxy

Back 7

washington pays state and local governments and private groups to staff and administer federal programs

Front 8

iron triangle

Back 8

a close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group

Front 9

issue network

Back 9

a network of people in Washington, D.C.-based interest groups, on congressional staffs, in universities and think tanks, and in the mass media, who regularly discuss and advocate public policies

Front 10

Keynesianism

Back 10

the belief the government must manage the economy by spending more money when in a recession and cutting spending when there is inflamation

Front 11

laissez-faire

Back 11

an economic theory that government should not regulate or interfere with commerce

Front 12

legilative veto

Back 12

the authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place. the supreme court has held that congress does not have this power

Front 13

name-request job

Back 13

a job that is filled by a person whom an agency has already identified

Front 14

red tape

Back 14

complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done

Front 15

trust funds

Back 15

funds for government programs that are collected and spent outside the regular government budget