Bureaucracy (ch 9)

Question 1

bureaucracy

Answer 1

agencies/instit implement laws and progs (4th branch)

Question 2

begining 3 depts

Answer 2

war, treasury, foreign affairs (attorney gen)

Question 3

Pendleton act

Answer 3

replaced spoils system; created merit system in the civil service system

Question 4

interstate commerce commision

Answer 4

regulate railroads

Question 5

16th amend

Answer 5

income tax

Question 6

Bureaucrats not affected by civ serv sys

Answer 6

appointed policy-making
indep reg commissioners
low lvl nonpolicy patronage positions

Question 7

types in bur

Answer 7

cabinet dept
gov corps
indep agencies
reg commissions

Question 8

cabinet depts

Answer 8

15, major admin units cover broad area; headed by sect except dept of justice (attny gen)

Question 9

gov corps

Answer 9

functions prov by priv businesses (amtrak)

Question 10

indep exec agencies

Answer 10

like cab depts but > indep and narrower areas of responsib (NASA or EPA)

Question 11

indep reg comm

Answer 11

agencies that exist outside major depts (OSHA) (ICC) concerned w/spec aspect of econ; free from pol pressure

Question 12

how bur work

Answer 12

chain of command
/ of labor
clear lines of auth
goal orient
impersonality 
productivity

Question 13

implementation

Answer 13

how agencies exec cong wishes

Question 14

iron triangles

Answer 14

bur, int grps, cong

Question 15

issue network

Answer 15

iron triangle + changing experts

Question 16

interagency councils

Answer 16

working grps bring reps of dif agencies together

Question 17

Admin discretion

Answer 17

make choices about best way to implem cong intentions through rule-making and admin adjudication

Question 18

rule making

Answer 18

quasi-leg proc -> reg w/char of leg act (regulations)

Question 19

admin adjudication

Answer 19

quasi-jud proc -> settle disputes btw 2 parties like ct

Question 20

pres and bur

Answer 20

appt sm port, change budget, reorganize, exec orders

Question 21

cong and bur

Answer 21

create/abolish dept/agencies, confirm appts, cong oversight (police patrol, fire alarm), funding, cong review, GAO and OMB

Question 22

jud and bur

Answer 22

issue orders before a rule, litigation