Chapt 15

Question 1

according to max weber, hierarchical authority structure that uses task specialization, operates in the merit principle, and behaves with impersonality

Answer 1

bureaucracy

Question 2

one of the key inducements used by political machines. a job, promotion, or contract is one that is give for political reasons

Answer 2

patronage

Question 3

passed in 1884 created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage

Answer 3

pendleton civil service act

Question 4

a system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle

Answer 4

civil service

Question 5

the idea that hiring should be based on entrance exams and promotion ratio g to produce administration by people with talent and skill

Answer 5

merit principle

Question 6

a fed law prohibiting govt employees from active participation in partisan politics

Answer 6

hatch act

Question 7

the office in charge of the hiring for most agencies of the fed gov

Answer 7

office of personal management

Question 8

a schedule for fed employeees ranging from gs 1 to gs18 by which salaries can be keyed to rating and experience

Answer 8

gs(gen schedule) rating

Question 9

a gov agency responsible for some sector of the economy, making and enforcing rules to protect the public interest

Answer 9

independent regulatory commission

Question 10

a gov organization that, like business corporation, provides a service that could be provided by the private sector and typically charges for its services

Answer 10

gov corp

Question 11

the stage of policymaking between the establishment of a policy and the consequences of the policy for the people whom it affects

Answer 11

policy implementation

Question 12

better known as sops, these are used by bureaucrats to bring uniformity to complex organizations

Answer 12

standard operating procedures

Question 13

the authority of administrations to select among various responses to a given problem

Answer 13

administrative discretion

Question 14

the use of governmental authority to control or change some practice in the private sector

Answer 14

regulation

Question 15

the lifting of restrictions on business, industry and professional activities for which gov rules have been established and that bureaucracies had been created to administer

Answer 15

deregulation

Question 16

a mutually dependent relationship between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups and congressional committees or subcommittees

Answer 16

iron triangles

Question 17

regulations originating from the executive branch

Answer 17

executive orders

Question 18

according to charles schultze, the typical system of regulation whereby gov tells business how to reach certain goals, checks that these commands are followed, and punishes offenders

Answer 18

command and control policy

Question 19

according to charles shultze, a more effective and efficient policy, marketlike strategies are used to manage public policy

Answer 19

incentive system

Question 20

an alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to promote a single issue in gov policy

Answer 20

issue networks