APGov ch.8 Angelina.Zamora Flashcards
Administrative Adjudication
A quasi-judicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties similar to the way courts resolve disputes
Administrative adjunction helos solve problems between parties.
Administrative discretion
the ability of bureaucrats to make choices concerning the best way to implement congressional or executive intentions
Administrative discretion allows people to make decisions.
Cabinet department
Major administrative units with responsibility for a broad area of government operations. Department status usually indicates a permanent national interest in a particular governmental function such as defense commerce or agriculture
Cabinet department deals with particular government functions.
Civil service system
the merit system by which many federal bureaucrats are selected
The civil service systems makes it easier to choose bureaucrats.
Department of Homeland Security
Cabinet department created after 9/11 to coordinate domestic security efforts
The department of homeland security was made after terrorist attacks in the united states.
Federal Bureaucracy
The thousands of federal government agencies and institutions that implement and administer laws and programs
Federal Bureaucracy is used to impact laws.
Federal Register
The official journal of the U.S government including all federal rules and public notices so that citizens and organizations can follow proposed changes and comply with rule changes
The Federal Register includes all the federal rules.
G.I Bill
Federal legislation enacted in 1944 that provided college loans for returning veterans and reduced mortgage rates to enable them to buy homes
Thanks to the G.I bill my college will be paid for.
Government Corporations
Businesses established by Congress to perform functions that private businesses could provide such as the U.S postal service and Amtrak often established when the financial incentives for private industry to provide services are minimal
Government corporations provided businesses like the post office.
Great Depression
A severe global economic downturn marked by mass unemployment and poverty that began in the united states in 1929 and persisted to some degree until the end of the 1930s
The great depression left many people without a job.
Great Society
Reform program began in 1964 by president Lyndon B Johnson that was a broad attempt to combat poverty and discrimination through urban renewal education reform and unemployment relief
The great society provided relief for during the great depression
Hatch Act
The 1939 ct to prohibit civil servants from taking activist roles in partisan campaigns. This act prohibited the federal employees for making political contributions working for a particular party or campaigning for a particular candidate
The hatch act didn’t allow people to take activist roles.
implementation
The process by which a law or policy is put into operation
Implementation is part of the process of lawmaking
independent executive agencies
Governmental units that closely resemble a cabinet department but have narrower areas of responsibility and perform services rather than regulatory functions
Independent executive agencies resemble a cabinet.
independent regulatory commission
An enity created by Congress outside a major executive department that regulates a specified interest or economic activity
Independent regulatory commission go into interest groups.
interagency councils
Working groups created to facilitate coordination of policy making and implementation across a host of governmental agencies
Interagency councils make lawmaking easier.
iron triangles
The relatively ironclad relationships and patterns of interaction that occur among agencies interest groups and congressional committees or subcommittees
Iron Triangles happen inside of interest groups.
issue networks
the loose and informal relationships that exist among a large number of actors who work in broad policy areas
Issue networks are informal relationships but have a lot of influence.
Max Weber
German sociologist active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who articulated the hierarchical structure and near-mechanical functioning of bureaucracies in complex societies
Max Weber is a German sociologist.
Merit system
a system of employment based on qualifications test scores and ability rather than party loyalty
The merit system is more about test scores than loyality.
patronage
Jobs grants or other special favors that are given as rewards to friends and political allies for their support
Patronage are rewards given to supporters for their services.
pendleton act
Reform measure that established the principle of federal employment on the basis of open competitive exams and created the civil service commission
The Pendleton act established the rules for federal employees.
policy coordinating committees
Committees created at the sub-cabinet level to facilitate interactions between agencies and departments to handle complex policy problems
Policy Coordinating committees handle complicated interactions
regulations
Rules governing the operation of all government programs that have the force of law
Regulations are rules set of the government programs.
rule making
a quasi-legislative process resulting in regulations that have the characteristics of a legislative act
Rule making is given in a leegislative act.
Sixteenth Amendment
Amendment to the U.S constitution that authorized Congress to enact a national income tax
The 16th amendment allowed income tax
Spoils system
The firing of public-office holders of a defeated political party to replace them with loyalists of the newly elected party
The spoils system replaces a political party
World war 1
a global military conflict that took place from 1914-1918 across Europe and its overseas territories. The united states military intervened from 1917-1918
World war one was the first war that scared many people since many different countries were involved
World War 2
A global military conflict that took place from 1939-1945 in Europe Africa Asia and the Pacific region. The united states was formally involved in the war from 1941-1945
Over 50 million people died in world war two.
Government Corporations
Businesses established by Congress to perform functions that private businesses could provide such as the U.S postal service and Amtrak often established when the financial incentives for private industry to provide services are minimal
Government corporations provided businesses like the post office.
