Chapter 10

Question 1

organizations that are self-perpetuating and demand funding that will result in continued existence of the agency

Answer 1

acquisitive bureaucracies

Question 2

large administrative agencies reflecting a hierarchical authority, job specialization, and rules and regulations that drive them

Answer 2

bureaucracies

Question 3

law that replaced the Civil Service Commission with the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board; these agencies are responsible for enforcing existing civil service laws, coordinating the testing of applicants, setting up pay scales, and appointing people to federal jobs

Answer 3

Civil Service Reform Act (1978)

Question 4

skilled workers each have a specialized function, resulting in increased productivity

Answer 4

division of labor

Question 5

such as the Tennessee Valley Authority, created during the New Deal, having specific responsibilities that facilitate a specific operation of the government

Answer 5

government corporation

Question 6

law that places restrictions on the kind of political activity a federal employee may participate in

Answer 6

Hatch Act (1939)

Question 7

agencies that are quasi legislative and quasi judicial in nature and operation, eg FDA and EPA

Answer 7

independent regulatory agencies

Question 8

the interrelationship among bureaucracies, the government, interest groups, and the public, which also establishes a pattern of relationships among an agency in the executive branch, Congress, and outside clients

Answer 8

iron triangle network

Question 9

organizations where there is no competitive equal, such as the Social Security Administration, that also exists in the private sector; thus the citizen is forced to deal with that particular government agency

Answer 9

monopolistic bureaucracies

Question 10

known as the Civil Service Act of 1883, it set up merit as the criterion for hiring, promoting, and firing federal employees

Answer 10

Pendleton Act

Question 11

a characteristic of independent regulatory agencies that gives them judicial power to interpret regulations they create

Answer 11

quasi judicial

Question 12

a characteristic of independent regulatory agencies that gives them legislative powers to issue regulations

Answer 12

quasi legislative

Question 13

used to describe the difficulty it takes to get answers from a bureaucratic agency

Answer 13

red tape

Question 14

better known as reinventing government, the plan introduced by Pres Clinton and VP Gore that called for reducing the federal work force by 12%, etc

Answer 14

REGO

Question 15

policy that results in government control over individuals and business

Answer 15

regulatory poicy