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22 Cards in this Set
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Acquisitive Model
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A model of bureaucracy that views top level bureaucrats as seeking to expand the size of their budgets and staffs to gain greater power.
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Administrative Agency
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A federal, state, or local government unit established to preform a specific function. Administrative agencies are created and authorized by legislative bodies to administer and enforce specific laws.
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Bureaucracy
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A large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions.
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Cabinet Department
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One of the 15 departments of the Executive Branch |
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Capture
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The act by which an industry being regulated by a government agency gains direct or indirect control over agency personnel and decision makers.
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Civil Service Commission
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The initial central personnel agency of the national government; created in 1883.
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Enabling Legislation
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A statute enacted by Congress authorizing creation of an administrative agency |
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Government Corporation
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An agency of government that administers a quasi-business enterprise. These corporations are used when activities are primarily commercial.
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Government in the Sunshine Act
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A law that requires all committee-directed federal agencies to conduct their business regularly in public sessions |
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Independent Executive Agency
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A federal agency that is not part of a cabinet department but reports directly to the president.
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Independent Regulatory Agency
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An agency outside the major executive departments charged with making and implementing rules and regulations.
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Iron Triangle
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The three-way alliance among legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups to make or preserve policies that benefit their respective interests.
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Issue Network
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A group of individuals that support a particular policy position on a given issue |
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Line Organization
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In the federal government, an administrative unit that is directly accountable to the president.
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Merit System
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The selection, retention, and promotion of government employees on the basis of competitive examinations.
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Monopolistic Model
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A model of bureaucracy that compares bureaucracies to monopolistic business firms.
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Pendleton Act
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An act that established the principle of employment on the basis of merit and created the Civil Service Commission to administer the personnel service.
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Privatization
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The replacement of government services with services provided by private firms.
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Spoils System
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Awarding of Government Jobs to Political Supporters and Friends |
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Sunset Legislation
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Laws requiring that existing programs be reviewed regularly for their effectiveness and be terminated unless specifically extended as a result of these reviews.
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Weberian Model
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A model of bureaucracy developed by the German sociologist Max Weber, who viewed bureaucracies as rational, hierarchical organizations in which decisions are based on logical reasoning.
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Whistleblower
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Someone who brings to public attention gross government inefficiency or an illegal action.
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