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25 Cards in this Set
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What is bureaucracy?
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bureaucracy is a large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, officials.
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Who is Max Weber?
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Max Weber was one of the first people in modern times to think seriously about the importance of bureaucracy.
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What is hierarchical authority structure?
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A chain of command that is hierarchical; the top bureaucrat has ultimate control, and authority flows from the top down.
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In what does Weber emphasize the importance of bureaucracy?
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Weber emphasized the importance of the bureaucracy in getting things done and believed that a well-organized, rational bureaucracy is key to the orderly operation of modern societies.
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Three characteristics that distinguish American Federal Boreaucracy form others?
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- Divided supervisiion
-Close public scrutiny -Regulation rather that public ownership. |
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What did spoils system ensured?
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It ensured that with each new president came a new turnover in the federal service.
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In between what two agencies did the Civil Service Commission split?
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It splited on to The Office of Personnel Management, and The Merit Systems protection Board
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Who are the five biggest employers of the Bureaucrats?
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The Department of Army, Navy, and Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the U.S. Postal Service
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Statistics of the federal civilian employees are?
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- 75% male, 43% female
-73% white, 27% minority (includes blacks, Asians, native Americans, and Hispanics) -10% work in washington area 90% work around U.S. |
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By who is the Department of Justice headed?
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It is headed by the attorney general.
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By who are the heads chosen/
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the heads are cosen by the President and aporoved bt the Senate.
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Who signed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act?
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In 2004 President George W. Bush signed it.
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What is the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Act?
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It calls for the most sweeping overhaul of the nation's intelligence-gathering apparatus in half-century.
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What do the Independent Regulatory Agency do?
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These agencies regulate important parts of the economy, making rules for large industries and businesses that affect the interests of the public
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By who are the regulatory agencies governed?
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By small commissions.
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What is the difference between the commisions and the cabinet secretary?
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Commisioners are somewhat more :independent" that are the cabinet secretaries because they cannot be removed by the president during their terms of office.
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By what are Government corporations blended?
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They are a blend of private corporation and government agency.
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What do implements do?
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the implementers take a policy handed down to them from Congress, the president, or the Court, and actually put it into effect, whith real consequences for real people.
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What is the biggest difference between a government agency and a private organization?
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The difference is the number of constraints placed on agencies fron other parts of government and by law.
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What does the government bureau cannot do?
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They cannot hire, fire, or sell without going through procedures set by Congress, often through law.
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Like what does the Congress act?
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Congress often acts as the problem-solving branch of government, setting agendas and the letting the agencies decide how to implement them.
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What are the methods that the President use to impress their policy preferences on the bureaucracy?
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By Appointments, Executive Orders, Economic Powrs, and Reorganization.
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What is an iron triangle?
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It is an alliance among bereaucrats, interest groups, and congressional subcommittees members and staff sometimes form to promote their common causes.
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What is a "red tape?"
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It's the maze of governments rules, regulation, and paperwork that makes government so overwhelming to citizens that many people try to avoid any contract.
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What is the lack of accountability?
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The difficulty in firing or demoting an incompetent bureaucrat.
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