Ch. 13 Bureaucracy

Question 1

bureaucracy

Answer 1

gov. agencies that implement gov. policies; large agency divided among managers; complex

Question 2

pathologies

Answer 2

wastes, Red Tape

Question 3

characteristics of bureaucracy

Answer 3

duplicative
constant growth
0 sum

Question 4

key features (Weber)

Answer 4

hierarchy
professionalization
loyalty
record-keeping
specialization

Question 5

presidents to use spoils

Answer 5

Jackson, Jefferson

Question 6

assassination of Garfield –> Pendleton Act (1883) –>

Answer 6

merit based appointments

Question 7

buddy system/name request job

Answer 7

make qualifications specific to friend you want to hire

Question 8

bureaucracy has grown most on

Answer 8

state level

Question 9

doing more with less

Answer 9

spending more $ per person w/ less employees

Question 10

how many cabinet departments? Name some

Answer 10

15- 
defense 
state vet affairs
homeland security
treasury
justice
agri.
interior
commerce
labor
energy

Question 11

independent regulatory agencies

Answer 11

regulate econ

Question 12

name some indep. regulatory agencies

Answer 12

ICC
NLRB
FRB

Question 13

monetary policy

Answer 13

interest rates & money supply

Question 14

fiscal policy

Answer 14

spending and taxes

Question 15

gov. corporations

Answer 15

meant to be self sufficient

Question 16

examples of gov. corps

Answer 16

AMTRAK
FDIC
Post Office

Question 17

why are gov corps different in US

Answer 17

there are less

Question 18

positions different US v Britain

Answer 18

US- Pres. appoints w/ Senate consent

Britain- Prime Min. appoints w/ consent of majority party

Question 19

iron triangle

Answer 19

congress, bureaucracy, interest groups; effective when interest and impact are narrow

Question 20

people say iron triangle isn’t a problem b/c

Answer 20

media isn’t involved

Question 21

issue network

Answer 21

create competing positions on an issue; push & pull; media, interest groups, congress, bureaucracy

Question 22

Madison wanted to create dept of state to help

Answer 22

sec of state; give press hire/fire power- (currently only white house office can)

Question 23

loyalty in bureaucracy to

Answer 23

one’s own agency

Question 24

bureaucracy expands during

Answer 24

war, depression

Question 25

civil service jobs paid by

Answer 25

GS ranking

Question 26

important group w/ power to budget-

Answer 26

appropriations committee

Question 27

legis. veto

Answer 27

unconstitutional; remove funding

Question 28

dept in which Repubs overspend

Answer 28

defense

Question 29

benefits of merit system

Answer 29

bipartisan

less wasteful

Question 30

0 sum game

Answer 30

some will win, some will lose

Question 31

presidents complain they have no control over bureaucracy –

Answer 31

justified b/c out of their hands

Question 32

goals of bureaucracy

Answer 32

survival (–> discreet sabotage)

mission of each agency

Question 33

types of fed agencies

Answer 33

exec depts
indep regulatory commissions
gov corps
indep agencies

Question 34

tasks of bureaucracy

Answer 34

rule admin
rule making
rule adjudication

Question 35

4 major categories of federal functions

Answer 35

national maintenance
clientele services
regulation of private sector
income redistribution

Question 36

“Government by Gentlemen”

Answer 36

appointees recruited from elite class

Question 37

patronage

Answer 37

rewarding party supporters with gov jobs

Question 38

fed bureaucracy theory v reality

Answer 38

theory- political neutrality & competence

reality- inherently political

Question 39

US Bureaucracy is distinctive bc

Answer 39

political authority over bureaucracy is shared among several institutions

most fed agencies share functions w/ state agencies

“adversary culture”- personal rights matter

regulation over ownership