13&15 Flashcards
impeachment
Political equivalent of indictment in criminal law prescribed by the constitution by majority vote
Watergate
Event in scandal, democratic break-in in 1972 White House involvement lead to resignation of President Nixon under threat of impeachment
25th amendment
Passed in 1967 permits the vice president to become president if the president and vice president are disabled
Cabinet
Group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the Constitution composed of 14 secretaries not the Constitution
NationalSecurity Council
Office created in 1947 coordinates presents foreign and military policy advisers made up of the president vice president secretary of state secretary defense and managed by the national security assistant
Council of economic advisers
Remember body appointed by the president to advice on economic policy
Office of management and budget
In office that grew out of the bureau of the budget created in 1921. Handful of political appointees and hundreds of skilled professionals Office of Management and Budget perform in a cheerio and budgetary functions
Veto
Constitutional power of the president to send a bill back
Pocket veto
Congress George within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president is president is not signed the bill it is passed into law
Presidential coattails
Occur when voters cast their ballots on congressional candidates of the presidents party because they like the president few races are one this way
War Powers resolution
Passed in 1973 in reaction to American versus Vietnam. Cambodia required president to consult with Congress whenever possible prior to using military force and able to withdraw after 60 days
Legislative veto
Ability for Congress to override a president’s decision
Crisis
Set an unpredictable and potential he dangerous event requiring the president to play the role of crisis manager… Katrina and Bush
Bureaucracy
Max Weber. A structure that is task oriented operates on merit principle govern modern states
Patronage
Key inducements to use by political machines. Patronage job, promotion or contract given for political reasons rather then skill or merit
Pendleton civil service act
Passed in 1883. Created federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage
Civil-service
System of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle and a desire to create a nonpartisan government service.… Based on personality talent skill not political status
Merit principle
Hiring should be based on entrance exams and promotion ratings people with skill and talent
Hatch act
Federal law prohibiting government employees from active participation and partisan politics
Office of personnel management
Office in charge of hiring for most agencies of the federal government
GS rating (General schedule
A schedule from federal ploys from a GS 1to GS 18
Senior executive service
Ellie Kadir of about 9000 federal government managers established by civil service reform act of 1978 include some political appointees who do not require Senate confirmation
Independent regulatory commission
Government agency responsible for making enforcing rules to protect public interest part of the sector of economy
Government corporation
Government organization that like business corporations provide a service that could be provided by the private sector and typically charges for service
Independent executive agency
Government not accounted for by Cabinet departments independent regulatory commissions administrators are typically appointed by the president example NASA
Policy implementation
Stage of policymaking between the establishment of a policy and consequences of the policy for people whom it affects. Involves translating the goals and objectives’s into an operating system
Standard operating procedure is
Better known as SOP’s produce and use by bureaucrats to bring uniformity complex organizations. Improves fairness and makes personnel interchangeable
Administrative discretion
Authority of administrator actors to among various responses to give it to a given problem.
Street-level bureaucrats
Phrase coined by Michael Lipsky referring to those bureaucrats who are in constant contact with the public and have considerable administration discretion
Regulation
Use of governmental authority to control or change practice in the private sector. Purveyed the daily lives of people and institutions
D regulation
Lifting of restrictions on business and industry. Government rules have been established and theocracies have been created to administer
Command-and-control policy
Typical system of valuation government tells businesses went to reach goals and check sent to commands are followed the fenders are punished
Incentive system
According to Charles Scholz and more effective and efficient policy think Command and control is the incentive system market like strategies used to manage public policy
Executive orders
Regulations originating from the executive branch executive orders are one method presents can use to control bureaucracy
Iron triangle
Mutually dependent relationship between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees
22nd amendment
Passed in 1951 limits president to two terms
U.S. Vs Nixon
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Clinton v newyork
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Advice and consent
is a power of the United States Senate to be consulted on and approve treaties signed and appointments made by the President of the United States to public positions, including Cabinet secretaries, federal judges, United States Attorneys, and ambassadors.
Lame duck
Least amount of votes but still in office
Circular structure
…A method of organizing a president’s staff in which several presidential assistants report directly to the president
AD hoc structure
..//A method of organizing a president’s staff in which several task forces, committes, and informal groups of friends and advisers deal directly with the president
Stewardship theory
../is a theory that managers, left on their own, will indeed act as responsible stewards of the assets they control. This theory is an alternative view of agency theory, in which managers are assumed to act in their own self interests at the expense of shareholders.
Quasi legislative
…capacity is that in which a public administrative agency or body acts when it makes rules and regulations. When an administrative agency exercises its rule-making authority, it is said to act in a quasi-legislative manner.
Red tape
Used to describe difficulties it take to get answers from a bureaucratic agency
Taftian theory
../ a political term in the United States referring to a strict constructionist view regarding presidential power and the United States Constitution, where a president’s power is limited to those powers specifically enumerated by the Constitution.
Pardon
…release (an offender) from the legal consequences of an offense or conviction, and often implicitly from blame.
Quasi judicial
..:generally of a public administrative agency, which has powers and procedures resembling those of a court of law or judge, and which is obliged to objectively determine facts and draw conclusions
Clientele agency
….executive departments direceted by law to foster and promote the interests of a specific segment or group in the U.S. population (such as the Dept. of Education)
Issue networks
the loose and informal relationships that exist among a large number of actors who work in broad policy areas
Interagency council
working groups created to facilitate coordination of policy making and implementation across a host of governmental agencies
Pyramid structure
a president’s subordinates report to him through a clear chain of command headed by a chief of staff
