APGOV Ch.8 vocab. kamya. auberry

Question 1

administrative adjudication

Answer 1

a quasi-judicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties similar to the way courts resolve disputes.

the judge used the administrative adjudication for the case.

Question 2

administrative discretion

Answer 2

the ability of bureaucrats to make choices concerning the best way to implement congressional or executive intentions.

sentence: the public official has administrative discretion when making a decision.

Question 3

cabinet departments

Answer 3

major administrative units with responsibility for a broad area of government operations. departmental status usually indicates a permanent national interest in a particular governmental function, such as defense, commerce, or agriculture.

sentence: certain people in the cabinet departments have different rules.

Question 4

civil service system

Answer 4

the merit system by which many federal bureaucrats are selected.

sentence: many employees should know each other in the civil service.

Question 5

department of homeland security

Answer 5

cabinet department created after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to coordinate domestic security efforts

sentence: the department of homeland security is needed for attacks.

Question 6

federal bureaucracy

Answer 6

the thousands of federal government agencies and institutions that implement and administer federal laws and programs.

sentence: the federal bureaucracy has three task in the government.

Question 7

federal register

Answer 7

the official journal of the federal government of the US that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices.

sentence: the federal register contains important information for the government.

Question 8

great depression

Answer 8

the longest and deepest setback the American economy has ever experienced . It began with the stock market crash on October 24, 1929, and did not end until the start of World War II

sentence: the great depression took a huge toll of many.

Question 9

G.I. bill

Answer 9

federal legislation enacted in 1944 that provided college loans for returning veterans and reduced mortgage rates to enable them to buy homes.

sentence: if the veterans needed the were able to use the G.I. bill.

Question 10

government corporations

Answer 10

A government agency that operates like a business corporation, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.

sentence: government corporations are everywhere.

Question 11

great society

Answer 11

reform program begun 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.

sentence: great society was to eliminate poverty.

Question 12

hatch act

Answer 12

a congressional law that forbade government officials from participating in partisan politics and protected government employees from being fired on partisan grounds; it was revised in 1993 to be less restrictive

sentence: the hatch act is for trust in the executive branch

Question 13

implementation

Answer 13

the process by which a law or policy is put into operation

sentence: every law has been used due to implementation

Question 14

independent executive agencies

Answer 14

governmental units that closely resemble a cabinet department but have narrower areas of responsibility and perform services rather than regulatory functions.

sentence:the independent executive agencies have less responsibilities than the cabinet.

Question 15

independent regulatory commission

Answer 15

an entity created by congress outside a major executive department that regulates a specified interest or economic activity.

sentence: independent regulatory commission protects people in the economy

Question 16

interagency councils

Answer 16

working groups created to facilitate coordination of policy-making and implementation across a host of governmental agencies

sentence: interagency councils leads implementation of federal plans.

Question 17

iron triangles

Answer 17

the relatively ironclad relationships and patterns of interaction that occur among agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees.

sentence: the iron triangle is made of three sides of government.

Question 18

issue networks

Answer 18

the loose and informal relationships that exist among large number or actors who work in broad policy area.

sentence: issue networks alliance various groups.

Question 19

max weber

Answer 19

a German sociologist, philosopher, jurist, and political economist. His ideas profoundly influenced social theory and social research.

sentence: max weber invented conception of bureaucracy.

Question 20

merit system

Answer 20

Federal civil service jobs are classified into grades or levels, to which appointments are made on the basis of performance on competitive examinations

sentence: merit system follows ones exams to determine employment.

Question 21

patronage

Answer 21

Jobs, grants, or other special favors that are given as rewards to friends and political allies for their support

sentence: patronage allows someone to be hired by political positions.

Question 22

pendleton act

Answer 22

Authorized Civil Service commission to administer a partial merit system

sentence: pendleton act hires a person based off of their skills

Question 23

policy coordinating committees

Answer 23

committees created at the sub- cabinet level to facilitate interactions between agencies and departments to handle complex policy problems.

sentence: policy coordinating committees is used to watch the agencies and departments so they can handle the policy problems.

Question 24

regulations

Answer 24

Rules that govern the operation of a particular government program that have the force of law

sentence: the government has regulations for certain acts.

Question 25

rule making

Answer 25

a quasi-legislative administrative process that has the characteristics of a legislative act

sentence: rule making is required through congress.

Question 26

sixteenth amendment

Answer 26

amendment to the u.s. constitution that authorized congress to enact a national income tax.

sentence: the sixteenth amendment is always in use.

Question 27

spoil system

Answer 27

The firing of public-office holders of a defeated political party and their replacement with loyalists of the newly elected party

sentence: every elected candidate used the spoil system.

Question 28

world war I

Answer 28

a global military conflict that took place from 1914- 1918 across Europe and its overseas territories. the united states military intervened from 1917- 1918.

sentence: world war I started after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 29

world war II

Answer 29

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

sentence: the U.S. was not intended to interfere with world war II.