Chapter 15 Vocab

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bureaucracy

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hierarchal authority structure that uses task specialization operates on the merit principle and behaves with impersonality

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patronage

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a system in which jobs and promotion are awarded for political reason rather than merit or competition

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pendelton civil service

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1883 created a federal civil service so hiring is based on merit

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civil service

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system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle

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merit principle

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the die that hiring should be based on entrance exams and promotion ratings to produce administration by people with talent

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hatch act

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federal law prohibiting gov employee from participating in partisan politics while on duty

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office of personal management

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office in charge of hiring for most agencies of the federal government, has elaborate rules

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GS rating

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general scheduling for federal employees

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senior executive service

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a elite cadre of about 9000 federal government manages at the top of the civil system

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independent regulatory commission

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government agency with responsibility for making and enforcing rules to protect public interest

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government corporation

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provides a service that could be delivered by the private sector and charges for its services. example: post office

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independent executive agency

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administrators are appointed by president and work at presidents leisure

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policy implementation

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the stage of policy making between the establishment of a policy and the consequences. implantation involves translating the goals and objectives of a policy into an ongoing program

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standard operating system

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SOP, are everyday decision making enabling bureaucrats to bring efficiency and uniformity to the running of complex organizations, promotes farmers

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administration discretion

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the authority of a administrator to select a response too give to a problem

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street level bureaucrats

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bureaucrats who are in constant connection with public

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regulation

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use of governments authority to control or change some practice in a private sector

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command and control policy

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typical regulatory system Gov. tells business how to reach goals, checks commands are followed and punishes offenders

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incentive system

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alternate to command and control market like strategies such as rewards manage public policy

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deregulation

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government lifting of polices restrictions

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excutive orders

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regulation organizations with the executive branch, these are way the president can control bureaucrats

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iron triangles

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sub governments, effective administering of domestic policy