Chapter 3 powerpoint slides Flashcards
The machinery of government involves all the interconnected structures and processes of government at the ________, ______ and ______ levels.
federal
state
local
The machinery of government questions have both a ______ and _______ content where one influences the other
policy
political
There are more ______ than there are government heads.
Therefore the citizens control the __________.
citizens
government
a term that includes top Presidential staff agencies which provide advice in a variety of administrative areas.
The Executive Office of the President
The President’s cabinet includes 15 executive departments that advise the President.
Executive Departments.
What are the two types of Independent Public Bodies?
- Governmental Corporations
2. Regulatory Commissions
The Constitution does not specifically mention _____ governments. Hence, their powers are derived from _____ law.
local
state
The elected chief executive of the state is its ________, assisted by agencies and individuals similar to the federal model.
Governor
What is the Most Common Form of County Government?
Commission Form
Council Manager, Chief Administrative Officer, and
County Administrative Assistant are examples of what?
Commission-Administrator
Reformed the President’s office to expand it, to meet the
growing needs of the Executive.
The Brownlow Committee (1930’s)
Were set up after WWII to reorganize the federal government.
The Hoover Commissions (1940/50’s)
Was set up for a major restructuring of the cabinet offices?
The Ash Council (1970’s)
The Reinventing Government movement came about due to ___ _______ in the 1980s
tax revolts
The Reinventing Government were taken up in the 1990s in the National Performance Review (______ _______) about the mushrooming national debt, waste in government, lack of public trust, and other complaints.
Gore Report
who invented the President’s Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (PPSSCC)?
President Reagan in 1982
Who is known for reinventing the government?
Osborne and Gaebler in 1992
What is also know as the National Performance Review?
The Gore Report in 1993
The consequences of government reform was to unleash a mob of _____________ in government.
micromanagers
Micromanagement also became prevalent in ________ where members began to spend inordinate amounts of time micromanaging issues that made them look good to their constituents, rather than focusing on pressing policy issues.
Congress
Privatization refers to:
- Selling Government Assets
- Financing Public Facilities
- Private Provision of Services
What are the pros and cons of privatization?
Pros: potential payoff in efficiency and productivity.
Cons:
1. Using faith-based, charitable organizations to provide social services—which raise the issue of the separation of church and state.
2. might lead to abuse and misuse of tax payer money.
3. Use of privatization in the military
4. Increasing pressures on the non-pro?it sector to provide federally mandated public services .
In general both ________ and __________ have been institutionalized and bureaucratized, leading to the same kinds of problems that have plagued the public sector.
volunteerism
philanthropy
