APGOV Chapter 8 Key Terms-Selena Gomez Per. 6

Question 1

implementation

Answer 1

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

The implementation of this program is going to be a very slow and long process.

Question 2

Iron Triangles

Answer 2

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

Mr. Smith can you explain iron triangles to me?

Question 3

issue networks

Answer 3

The loose and informal relationships that exist among a large number of actors who work in broad policy areas

Issue networks include lawyers, consultants, academics, and public relations specialists.

Question 4

Interagency councils

Answer 4

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

Can anyone give me a few examples of interagency councils?

Question 5

Policy coordinating committees (PCCs)

Answer 5

Committees created at the sub-Cabinet level to facilitate interactions between agencies and departments to handle complex policy problems

The Homeland Security Council PCC is an example of a policy coordinating committee.

Question 6

Administrative discretion

Answer 6

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

Please give me some advice, using administrative discretion to the best of your abilities.

Question 7

rule making

Answer 7

a quasi-legislative process resulting in regulation that have the characteristics of a legislative act

I still have no idea what rule making is.

Question 8

regulation

Answer 8

the rules that govern the operation of all government programs and have the force of law

The most pressing matter is the regulation of our government.

Question 9

Federal register

Answer 9

the official journal of the U.S. government, including all federal rules and public notices so that citizens and organization can follow proposed changes and comply with rule changes

My brother works for the Federal Register.

Question 10

administrative adjudication

Answer 10

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

He used administrative adjudication to settle the argument between the democrats and republicans.

Question 11

Cabinet departments

Answer 11

a department or other government agency that directly supports the work of the government’s central executive office

There are fifteen Cabinet departments who all have major responsibilities.

Question 12

civil service system

Answer 12

A system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle and the desire to create a nonpartisan government service.

Can you please explain what the civil service system is again, Ms. Don?

Question 13

Department of Homeland Security

Answer 13

a cabinet department of the U.S. federal government with responsibilities in public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries

The Department of Homeland Security helps protect the U.S.

Question 14

Federal Bureaucracy

Answer 14

the agencies, bureaus, and departments of the executive branch of the federal government

The federal bureaucracy is also called the “fourth branch of government.”

Question 15

Government corporations

Answer 15

A government organization that, like business corporations, provides a service that could be provided by the private sector and typically charges for its services. (i.e. The U.S. Postal Service)

The government corporations charge a fee for their services.

Question 16

G.I. (Government Issue) Bill

Answer 16

a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans

Because of the G.I. (Government Issue) my great grandpa was able to buy a home when he returned from the war.

Question 17

Great Depression

Answer 17

the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors

During the Great Depression, many citizens lost their jobs and careers.

Question 18

Great Society

Answer 18

a domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs

The Great Society program gave additional growth in the bureaucracy.

Question 19

Hatch Act

Answer 19

Federal statute barring federal employees from active participation in certain kinds of politics and protecting them from being fired on partisan grounds

The Hatch Act was enacted in 1939.

Question 20

independent executive agencies

Answer 20

a federal agency not part of a cabinet department, but reports directly to the president; have a single function

Independent executive agencies don’t have as much responsibility as cabinet departments.

Question 21

independent regulatory commission

Answer 21

a government agency responsible for some sector of the economy, making and enforcing rules to protect the public interest. It also judges disputes over these rules.

The National Labor Relations Board is an example of an independent regulatory commission.

Question 22

Max Weber

Answer 22

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

Max Weber believed that model bureaucracies need to have certain features.

Question 23

Merit system

Answer 23

the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections

According to the merit system, she is more qualified for the job.

Question 24

patronage

Answer 24

Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

Some presidents used patronage to gain an upper hand in their election.

Question 25

Pendleton Act

Answer 25

Passed in 1883, an Act that created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage

The Pendleton Act is a complete opposite from the spoils system.

Question 26

Sixteenth Amendment

Answer 26

Amendment to the United States Constitution gave Congress the power to tax income

The sixteenth amendment was ratified in 1913.

Question 27

Spoils system

Answer 27

the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power

Do you believe the president has a spoils system?

Question 28

World War I

Answer 28

also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918

They used trench warfare during World War I.

Question 29

World War II

Answer 29

a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world’s countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis

A key figure in World War II was Adolf Hitler.