Bureaucracy

Question 1

Spoils system

Answer 1

rewarding political supporters with federal jobs

Question 2

Patronage

Answer 2

jobs are awarded for political reasons

Question 3

Pendleton Act - 1883

Answer 3

Merit became standard for hiring

Question 4

Hatch Act - 1939

Answer 4

Federal employers were barred from actively campaigning for candidates

Question 5

Civil Service system

Answer 5

merit became standard for hiring for government jobs

Question 6

Merit System

Answer 6

idea that hiring should be based on talent and skill

Question 7

Cabinet Departments

Answer 7

15 heads chosen by the president and approved by senate

Question 8

Independent Regulatory Commissions

Answer 8

not directed by official; oversee a particular sector of the economy; examples: FCC, FERC,SEC

Question 9

Government Corporations

Answer 9

organized like private companies; assume responsibility the private sector has not; improve operating efficiency, establish standards, etc; postal service

Question 10

Independent Executive Agences

Answer 10

not part of the cabinet, but reports to president; examples: General Services Admin, NASA, EPA

Question 11

Devolution

Answer 11

lifting of government restrictions on business, industry, and professional activities

Question 12

Deregulation

Answer 12

lifting government regulations on business, etc

Question 13

GS Schedule

Answer 13

salaries can be keyed to rating and experience

Question 14

Iron Triangle

Answer 14

alliance among an administrative agency, interest group, and Congressional Committee

Question 15

Issue Network

Answer 15

policy experts, media pundits, congressional staff, and interest groups who debate an issue

Question 16

James Garfield

Answer 16

20th president; assassinated because of spoils system; caused creation of the Pendleton Act

Question 17

Chester Arthur

Answer 17

signed Pendleton Act

Question 18

ICC

Answer 18

Interstate Commerce Commission; first independent regulatory commission

Question 19

Monetary Policy

Answer 19

money supply and interest rates; Federal Reserve Board has primary responcibility

Question 20

Fiscal Policy

Answer 20

taxing and spending policies; both executive and legislative share responcibilities

Question 21

SEC

Answer 21

Securities and Exchange Commission; regulatory commission; primary responsibility is enforcing the federal securities laws

Question 22

OPM

Answer 22

Office of Personnel Management; in charge of hiring civil service workers

Question 23

NASA

Answer 23

National Aeronautics and Space Admin; executive agency

Question 24

Privatization

Answer 24

effort to decentralize within agencies to provide more room for innovation

Question 25

SOP

Answer 25

Standard Operating Procedures

Question 26

Capture

Answer 26

gaining control over an agency by the industry it reguates

Question 27

Executive Control

Answer 27

appoints heads, executive order, sign or veto, etc

Question 28

Congressional Control

Answer 28

write new laws, approve presidential appointments, etc..

Question 29

Post Office

Answer 29

government corperation

Question 30

The FED

Answer 30

Federal Reserve System - central banking unit of the US

Question 31

Open Market Operations

Answer 31

buying and selling government securities in the open market; the FED

Question 32

Discount Rate

Answer 32

minimum interest rate by FED for lending to other banks

Question 33

Reserve Requirements

Answer 33

sets minimum amount of reserves kept by banks

Question 34

FDA

Answer 34

Food and Drug Administration; dairy products

Question 35

USDA

Answer 35

US Department of Agriculture; meat products

Question 36

NLRB

Answer 36

National Labor Relations Board; enforces labor law

Question 37

OSHA

Answer 37

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 38

DOD

Answer 38

Department of Defense

Question 39

FEMA

Answer 39

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Question 40

VA

Answer 40

Veteran Affairs

Question 41

DHS

Answer 41

Department of Homeland Security