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30 Cards in this Set
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Administrative Discretion |
Authority of administrative actors to select among various responses to a given problem, especially when rules do not fit or more than one rule applies |
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Appropriation |
A legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency |
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Authorizing Legislation |
Legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency |
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Bureaucracy |
Implementers of policy |
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Civil Service |
Promotes hiring on the basis of merit and establishes a nonpartisan government service |
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Command-and-Control Policy |
Regulatory strategy where government sets a requirement and then enforces individual and corporate actions to be consistent with meeting the requirement |
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Committee Clearance |
The ability of a congressional committee to review and approve certain agency decisions in advance and without passing a law |
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Competitive Service |
The government offices to which people are appointed on the basis of merit as ascertained by a written examination or by meeting certain selection criteria such as training or educational attainments |
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Deregulation |
The withdrawal of the use of governmental authority to control or change some practice in the private sector |
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Discretionary Authority |
The extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose courses of action and make policies that are not spelled out in advance by law |
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Executive Orders |
Regulations originating in the executive branch |
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Governmental Corporations |
Provide services that could be handled by the private sector but that generally charge cheaper rates than a private sector producer |
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GS (General Service) Rating |
Assigned to each job in federal agencies, this helps to determine the salary associated with the position |
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Hatch Act |
Passed in 1940, prohibits government workers from active participation in partisan politics |
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Incentive System |
Regulatory strategy that rewards individuals or corporations for desired types of behavior, usually through the tax code |
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Independent Executive Agencies |
Executive agencies that are not cabinet departments, not regulatory commissions, and not government corporations |
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Iron Triangle |
Refers to the strong ties among government agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees and subcommittees |
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Issue Network |
A network of people in Washington, D.C. based in interest groups, on congressional staffs, in universities and think tanks, and in the mass media who regularly discuss and advocate public policies |
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Laissez-Faire |
An economic theory that government should not regulate or interfere with commerce |
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Merit Principle |
Using the entrance exams and promotion ratings for hiring workers |
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Office of Personnel Management (OPM) |
Responsible for hiring for most agencies |
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Patronage |
A hiring and promotion system based on knowing the right people |
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Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883) |
It created the federal Civil Service |
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Policy Implementation |
The stage of policy-making between the establishment of a policy and the results of the policy for individuals |
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Red Tape |
Complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done |
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Regulation |
The use of governmental authority to control or change some practice in the private sector |
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Senior Executive Service |
The very top level of the bureaucracy |
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Standard Operating Procedure |
Detailed rules written to cover as many particular situations as officials can anticipate to help bureaucrats implement policies uniformly |
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Street-Level Bureaucrats |
Bureaucrats who are in constant contact with the public |
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Trust Funds |
Funds for government programs that are collected and spent outside the regular government budget |
