Ch.8 Vocab for Mrs. Beason-Nicholas Esposito Flashcards
Administrative Adjuditcation
.quasi-judicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties similar to the way courts resolve disputes
Administrative Adjudication settles disputes between two parties.
Administrative Discretion
ability of bureaucrats to make decisions concerning the best way to implement congressional or executive intentions
Administrative Discretion works to the bureaucrats advantage when it comes to making decisions.
Cabinet Departments
major administrative units with responsibility for a broad area of government operations
In Cabinet Departments, there is a broad level of responsibility for the people working.
Civil Service System
the merit system by which many federal bureaucrats are elected
To elect federal Bureaucrats, we use the Civil Service System.
Department of Homeland Security
cabinet department created after 9/11 to coordinate domestic security efforts
The Department of Homeland Security was made after 9/11 because it was a huge mass-hysteria.
Federal Bureaucracy
the thousands of federal government agencies and institutions that implement and administer federal laws and programs
The Collective government agencies around the map are our federal bureaucracy
Federal Register
official journal of the US government, including all federal rules and public notices so that citizens and organizations can follow proposed changes and comply with rule changes
We use the federal Register to look back on previous knowledge.
Government Corportations
businesses established by Congress to perform functions that private business could provide, often established when financial incentives for private industries to provide services are minimal
Government Corporations are overall pretty situational.
G.I. Bill
federal legislation enacted in 1944 that provided college loans to returning veterans and lowered mortgage rates
The GI Bill helped many veterans for their own betterment.
Great Depression
a severe economic downturn marked by mass unemployment that started in the US and to some degree lasted through the 1930s
The great depression was helped a lot by FDR during his presidency.
Great Society
reform program by LBJ to combat poverty and discrimination
The great society was a reform program made by lyndon B Johnson
Hatch Act
1939 act to prohibit civil servants from taking activist roles in partisan campaigns. prohibits federal employees from making campaign contributions, , working for a particular party, or campaigning for a particular party
The Hatch Act led to prohibiting civil servants from activism.
Implementation
process by which law or policy is put into action
The implementation of a law could take a long time until effect.
Independent Executive Agencies
governmental units that closely resemble Cabinet units but have narrower ranges of responsibility and perform services rather than regulatory roles
The Independent Executive Agencies are like the Cabinet, but not quite.
Independent Regulatory Commission
entity created by Congress outside a major executive department that regulates a specific interest or economic activity
The independent Regulatory Commission regulates commerce and other activities.
Interagency Councils
working groups created to facilitate coordination of policy making and implementation across a host of government agencies
Interagency Councils coordinates Implementation and other things.
Iron Triangles
relatively ironclad relationships and patterns of interaction that occur among, agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees/subcommittees
The iron Triangles is a metaphor for the iron clad relationships in congressional Committees.
Issue Networks
loose and informal relationships that exist among a large number of actors who work in broad policy areas
Issue Networks seem like a huge waste of everybodies time.
Max Weber
German sociologist who articulated the hierarchy and near mechanical functioning of bureaucracies in complex societies
Max Weber did a lot for the ideology of politics and its future.
Merit System
a system of employment based on qualifications, test scores, and ability, rather than party loyalty
The merit System uses qualifications rather than loyalty and Favoritism.
Patronage
jobs, grants, or other special favors that are given as rewards to friends and political allies for their support
Patronage seems like a good way to bring people who are under experienced into a job.
Pendleton Act
reform measure that established the principle of federal employment on the basis of open, competitive exams and created the Civil Service Commission
The Pendleton Act Established many new principles in the way we do things. It also created the Civil Service System.
Policy Coordinating Committees
committees created at the sub-Cabinet level to facilitate interactions between agencies and departments to handle complex policy problems
Policy Coordinating Committees facilitate interactions between agencies and departments.
Regulations
rules governing the operation of all government programs that have the force of law
There are many regulations we have to follow in the U.S.
Rule Making
quasi-legislative process resulting in regulations that have the characteristics of a legislative act
Rule making is very important to the National Government and world for that matter.
Sixteenth amendment
amendment that allowed Congress to enact a federal income tax.
The sixteenth amendment called for an income tax.
Spoils System
the firing of public office holders of a newly defeated party to replace them with loyalists from the newly elected party
The Spoils system rewards qualification, rather than loyalty.
World War I
global military conflict that took place from 1914-1918 across Europe and its territories
World War 1 set the stage for more military advancements.
World War II
global military conflict that persisted from 1939-1945. US intervened from 1941-1945
During World War II, America Dropped the Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
