Bureaucracy Flashcards
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Bureaucracy
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-not required by constitution but implied
-13 cabinet departments
-independent regulatory agencies
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2
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Secretary of State
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Hilary Clinton
3
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Secretary of defense
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Leon E. Pannetta
4
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Secretary of Treasury
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Tim Guithner
5
Q
Max weber’s definition of bureaucracy
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- hierarchical system
- impersonal
- task specialization
- merit principle
6
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Independent executive agencies
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- office of management and budget
- counsel of economic advisors
- government accountability office
7
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implementation
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- creating/assigning an agency the policy
- translating policy to rules
- coordinating resources to achieve the goal
7
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why implementation sometimes fails
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- program design
- lack of clarity
- lack of resources
- fragmentation (too many agencies to a problem)
- administrator’s disposition
7
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elements of regulation
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- A grant of power and set of directions from Congress
- A set of rules and guidelines by the regulatory agency itself
- Some means of enforcing compliance with congressional goals and agency regulations
7
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Deregulation problems
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- raises problems
- hurts U.S. competition position abroad
- does not always work
8
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how the president tries to control the bureaucracy
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- Appoint the right people.
- Issue executive orders.
- Tinker with the agency’s budget.
- Reorganize an agency.
8
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how Congress tries to control the bureaucracy
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- Influence presidential appointments.
- Tinker with the agency’s budget.
- Hold hearings.
- Rewrite the legislation or make it more detailed.
8
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Iron Triangle
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A mutually dependent relationship between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees.
8
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attorney general
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eric holder
9
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attorney general
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eric holder
