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bureaucrat
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a person employed by a bureaucracy
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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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independent executive agency
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A federal agency with a specific function that reports directly to the president.
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partisan politics
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politics in support of a particular party's ideology
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independent regulatory agency
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Responsible for for a specific type of public policy. Its function is to create and implement rules that regulate private activity and protect the public interestin a particular sector of the economy.
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government corporation
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An agency of government that is run as a business enterprise. such an agency is established when the activity is primarily commercial, produces revenue, and requires greater flexibility than permitted in most government agencies.
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civil service
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The term used for the system governing the civilian employees of the government and generally for those who obtained employment through the merit system.
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spoils system
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An arrangement under which the political party that wins the election gives jobs to its own party members.
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merit system
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The syste used to select, promote, and retain government employees based on comtetitive exams and service reviews.
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whistle-blower
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A government employee that calls public attention to fraud, mismanagement, or waste in his or her own agency or department.
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neutral competency
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Federal bureaucrats are expected to exhibit neutral competency, which means that they are supposed to apply their technical skills to their jobs without regard to political issues.
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iron triangle
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Term used for a three-way alliance between bureaucrats, legislators, and interest groups to make or preserve policies that benefit their respective personal interests
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