Chapter 14

Question 1

What example of a successful public policy implementation was given in the textbook

Answer 1

Voting rights act of 1965

Question 2

What two things are needed for successful public policy implementation to occur

Answer 2

Goal was clear

Authority of implementations was clear

Question 3

What was significant about the Pendleton act

Answer 3

Created federal civil service and that hiring be based on merit

Question 4

Why are some political scientists critical of bureaucracies as being undemocratic

Answer 4

Because they are not always directly accountable to the people

Question 5

What are the four myths about bureaucracies

Answer 5

Americans do not like democrats

Bureaucracies are growing each year

Most federal bureaucrats work in Washington DC

Bureaucracies are inefficient, ineffective and always in red tape

Question 6

What are three parts of iron triangle

Answer 6

Interest groups

Bureaucracies agencies

Congressional committees or subcommittees

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Hatch act

Answer 7

Law prohibiting government employees from active participation in partisan politics while on duty or for employees in sensitive positions at any time

Question 8

What are the main tasks of the federal bureaucracy

Answer 8

Implement federal laws and programs

Question 9

What is one mean by which the legislative branch can control the highest level of bureaucracy

Answer 9

President must approve cabinet members

Question 10

What is government corporation

Answer 10

Provides a service by a private sector and usually charges for service

Question 11

Example of a government corporation

Answer 11

Post office

Question 12

What is Max Webers definition of s bureaucracy

Answer 12

Hierarchical authority structure

Uses takes specialization for service

Operates on merit principle

Behaves with impartiality

Question 13

General statement about the growth of the government over the past 40 years

Answer 13

Greatly

Question 14

Plum jobs

Answer 14

Top federal jobs usually by presidential appointment (not on merit system)

Question 15

Civil service

Answer 15

System of hiring and promotion based on merit principle and desire to create non partisan government

Question 16

Spoils system

Answer 16

Give government jobs to political supporters to winning political party

Question 17

SOP

Answer 17

–Standard operating procedure

Brings uniformity
Promotes fairness
Makes personal exchangeable

Question 18

Street level bureaucrat

Answer 18

Those in constant contact with public and have considerable administrative discretion

Question 19

Example of street level bureaucrat

Answer 19

Police

Question 20

Mum vs. Illinois

Answer 20

Government could regulate business operations of a company

Led to first regulatory agency

Question 21

Deregulation

Answer 21

Lifting of government restrictions on business and industry on professional activities

Question 22

Independent regulatory commission/agency

Answer 22

Government agency with responsibility of making and enforcing rules to protect public interest in some sector of the economy and for judging disputes over these rules

Question 23

Executive orders

Answer 23

Regulations originating from executive branch

It’s one method where president can control bureaucracy and carry the force of a law

Question 24

Administrative discretion

Answer 24

Ability of bureaucrats to select among various responses for a problem

Greatest when SOP don’t fit a case

Ability of administrator to implement a policy if and when they wish

Question 25

Seven reasons why policy implementation can often fail

Answer 25

Poor or faulty program design

Lack of clarity

Lack of resources

Lack of authority

Administrative routine

Administrator’s dispositions

Fragmentation

Question 26

Three means by which the president can control the bureaucracy

Answer 26

Appoint loyal supporters to head federal agencies

Issues executive orders

Alter agency budget