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Bureaucracy
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A large,complex organization of appointed, not elected, officials.
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What did Max Weber create?
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The classic conception of bureaucracy as a well-organized , complex machine that is a "rational" way for a modern society to oraganize its business.
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Hierarchical authority structure
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The top bureaucrat has ultimate control, and authority flows from the top down.
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Task specialization
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A clear division of labor in which every individual has a specialized job.
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Extensive rules
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Clear written, well-established formal rules that all people in the organization follow.
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Clear goats
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A clearly defined set of goals that all people in the organization strive toward.
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The merit principle
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No granting of jobs to friends or family unless they are the best qualified.
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Impersonality
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Job performance that is judged by productivity, or how much work the individual gets done.
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Who supervises the bureaucracy?
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Congress and the president.
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First Bureaucracy
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Created during Gerorge Washington's presidency.
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Why did Andrew Jackson employ a spoils system?
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To reward party loyalists with key federal posts.
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What did the Pendelton Act set up?
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A limited merit system for appointing federal offices.
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What does the Civil Service Commision?
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Supervises a testing program to evaluate candidates for federal employees.
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What does the Office of Personnel Management do?
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Administers civil service laws, rules, and regulations.
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What does the GS Rating determine?
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It determines ones salary depending on your ratin with GS 18 being the highest.
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What does te merit systems protection board do?
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Protects the integrity of the federal merit system and the rights of federal employees.
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What are the five biggest employers?
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Departments of Army, Navy, and Air Force, and Department of Veterans Affairs, and the U.S. Porstal Service.
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What percetage of federal civilian employees work in the Washington area?
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Only about 10%.
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What is the average age for federal civilian employees?
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About 42 years old.
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What do Independent Regulatory Agencies do?
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Regulate important important parts of the the economy, making rules for large industries and business that affect the interests of the public.
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The power of bureaucracy depends on what?
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How much discretionary authority they have.
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What do Bureaucrats do?
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Develop procedures and rules for implementing policy goals, and they manage the routines for government.
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Munn v. Illinois
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Confirmed the rights of Illinois to regulate the charges and services of a Chicage warehouse.
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Alliances among bureaucrats, interest groups, and congressional subcommittee members
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Iron Triangle
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Hatch Act
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Requires employees once hired to have as little to do with political parties as possible.
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