APGOV Ch.8 vocab. kamya. auberry Flashcards
administrative adjudication
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.
administrative discretion
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.
cabinet departments
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.
civil service system
the merit system by which many federal bureaucrats are selected.
sentence: many employees should know each other in the civil service.
department of homeland security
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.
federal bureaucracy
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.
federal register
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.
great depression
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.
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.
sentence: if the veterans needed the were able to use the G.I. bill.
government corporations
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.
great society
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.
hatch act
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
implementation
the process by which a law or policy is put into operation
sentence: every law has been used due to implementation
independent executive agencies
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.
independent regulatory commission
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
interagency councils
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.
iron triangles
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.
issue networks
the loose and informal relationships that exist among large number or actors who work in broad policy area.
sentence: issue networks alliance various groups.
max weber
a German sociologist, philosopher, jurist, and political economist. His ideas profoundly influenced social theory and social research.
sentence: max weber invented conception of bureaucracy.
merit system
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.
patronage
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.
pendleton act
Authorized Civil Service commission to administer a partial merit system
sentence: pendleton act hires a person based off of their skills
policy coordinating committees
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.
regulations
Rules that govern the operation of a particular government program that have the force of law
sentence: the government has regulations for certain acts.
rule making
a quasi-legislative administrative process that has the characteristics of a legislative act
sentence: rule making is required through congress.
sixteenth amendment
amendment to the u.s. constitution that authorized congress to enact a national income tax.
sentence: the sixteenth amendment is always in use.
spoil system
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.
world war I
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
world war II
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.
