bureaucracy Flashcards

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bureaucracy

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complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that is employed by all large scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel

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3 principles of bureaucracy

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hierarchical authority
job specialization
fixed rules

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implementation

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the efforts of departments and agencies to translate laws into specific bureaucratic rules and actions

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quasi

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semi or partial

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treasury department

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collects taxes, manages national debt, prints currency, and performs economic policy analysis

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bureaucrats are members of the

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civil services

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civil service reform act of 1883

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created a hiring system for bureaucracy based on merit

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appointment powers

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the president can appoint those loyal to them to head bureaucratic departments and agencies

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oversight

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the effort by congress to exercise control over the activities of executive agencies through hearings, investigations, and other techniques

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police patrol

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oversight involves regular or preemptive hearings

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fire alarm oversight is prompted by

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media attention or group complaints

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inspector general

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independent audit organizations located in most federal agencies

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internal oversight

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whistleblowers may report wrongdoing within federal agencies

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regulatory capture

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a form of government failure in which an agency becomes more concerned with served interest group and businesses than regulating them

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