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What is a Bureaucracy?
A large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions.
Why have a Bureaucracy?
Efficient administration of rules, regulations, and policies
Complexity of modern society requires organizations based on principles of...
Hierarchy
Specialization
Rules and regulations
Merit & Neutrality
What is the spoils system?
a practice in which a winning political party gives government jobs and public appointments to its supporters
What is the Pendleton Act 1883.
Meant most civil servants would be hired on basis of merit