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22 Cards in this Set
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NEUTRAL COMPETENCE
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the principle that bureaucracy should be depoliticized by making it more professional.
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SPOILS SYSTEM
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the 19th century practice of rewarding political supporters with public office.
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PATRONAGE
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a system in which successful party candidates reward supporters with jobs or favors.
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CIVIL SERVICE
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nonmilitary employees who are appointed through the merit system.
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PENDELTON ACT
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civil service reform (1883) that required the hiring and promoting of civil servants to be based on merit, not patronage.
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HATCH ACT 1939
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the law limiting the political involvement of civil servants to protect them from political pressure and keep politics out of the bureaucracy.
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ACCOUNTABILITY
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the principle that bureaucratic employees should be answerable for their performance to supervisors, all the way up the chain of command.
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RED TAPE
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the complex procedures and regulations surrounding bureaucratic activity.
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CLIENTELE GROUPS
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groups of citizens whose interests are affected by an agency or department and who work to influence its policies.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCY
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a government organization independent to the departments but with a narrower policy focus.
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INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
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government organizations that regulate various businesses, industries, or economic sectors.
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REGULATIONS
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limitations or restrictions on the activities of a business or individual.
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GOVERNMENT CORPORATION
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a company created by Congress to provide a good or service to the public that private enterprise cannot or will not profitably provide.
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BUREAUCRATIC DISCRETION
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top bureaucrats' authority to use their own judgment in interpreting and carrying out the laws of Congress.
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FEDERAL REGISTER
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publication containing all federal regulations and notifications of regulatory agency hearings.
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BUREAUCRATIC CULTURE
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the accepted values and procedures of an organization.
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BUREAUCRATESE
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the often unintelligible language used by bureaucrats to avoid controversy and lend weight to their words.
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WHISTLE BLOWERS
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individuals who publicize instances of fraud, corruption, or other wrongdoing in the bureaucracy.
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IRON TRIANGLE
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the phenomenon of a clientele group, congressional committee, and bureaucratic agency cooperating to make mutually beneficial policy.
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CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL
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a citizen group that considers the policy decisions of an agency; a way to make the bureaucracy responsive to the general public.
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SUNSHINE LAWS
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legislation opening the process of bureaucratic policymaking to the public.
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1974
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a law that gives citizens access to the government's files on them.
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