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16 Cards in this Set
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bureaucrats
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Employees of government agencies.
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red tape
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Complications and paperwork imposed on government agencies to ensure that their actions conform to the intent of a law.
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civil service
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Civilian employees of the federal government who do not lose their jobs when political control of the government changes. Also called civil servants.
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spoils system
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System in which government employees are selected for party loyalty and replaced when a new administration takes power.
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patronage
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Jobs awarded to people for faithful political service.
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Pendleton Act
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Passed in 1883, created the civil service system of hiring and retaining federal workers independent of their political allegiance.
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Hatch Act
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Passed in 1939; prohibits federal workers from engaging in political activity.
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welfare state
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System in which the national government assumes major responsibility for social conditions.
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deregulation
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Movement to reduce the quantity of rules imposed on industries by federal government.
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sunset laws
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Require periodic cost-effectiveness and efficiency reviews of programs and agencies. Those that fail to meet standards are abolished or reorganized.
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implementation
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When federal bureaucracy puts federal rules and regulations into practice.
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regulation
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Rules placed by the federal government on how industires operate.
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cabinet departments
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Administrative units in the federal bureaucracy with responsibility for broad areas of government operation.
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independent agencies
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Federal agencies outside the cabinet structure that are insulated from political interference.
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regulatory commissions
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Federal agencies with responsibility in specific areas of policy.
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government corporations
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Federal agencies that operate like private businesses to provide specific services.
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