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Bureaucracy |
According to Max Weber, a hierarchical authority structure that uses task specialization, operates on the merit principle, bureaucracies govern modern states. |
Depends on certain elements |
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Patronage |
One of the key inducements used by political machines. A patronage job, promotion, or contract is one that is given for political reasons rather than for merit or competence alone. Compare civil service and the merit principle |
Hiring and promotion system |
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Pendleton civil service act |
Passed in 1883, an act that created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based o. Merit rather than patronage |
Created the federal civil service |
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Civil service |
A system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle and the desire to create a nonpartisan government service |
Systems are designed to hire and promote members of the bureaucracy |
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Merit principle |
The idea that hiring should be based on entrance exams and promotion ratings to produce administration by people with talent and skill |
Entrance exam and promotion ratings |
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Hatch Act |
A federal law prohibiting government employees from active participation in partisan politics |
1993 |
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Official of personnel management |
The office in charge of hiring for most agencies of the federal government, using elaborate rules in the process |
Charge of hiring for most federal agencies |
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GS(General schedule) rating |
A schedule for federal employees, ranging from GS 1 to GS 18, by which salaries can be keyed to rating and experience |
Salaries key |
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Senior executive service |
An elite cadre of about 9,000 federal government managers, established by the civil service reform act of 1978, who are mostly career officials but include some political appointees who do not require Senate confirmation |
Cream of the corn |
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Independent regulatory commission |
A government agency responsible some sector of the economy, making and enforcing rules to protect the public interest. It also judges disputes over these rule. |
Responsibility for some sector |
