Chapter 9 Study Guide Flashcards
Civil Service System
Based on merit; have to actually be qualified
Independent Regulatory Agencies
Not under control of the president; work with interest groups, usually for economic purposes
Independent Executive Agencies
Created for a specific purpose; specializes in one area
Iron Triangles
Relationship and balance of power between congress, bureaucracies, and interest groups
Red Tape
Complicated steps it takes to work and pass legislation within a bureaucracy; treating everyone like a number
Whistleblower
Tattle-tale; someone who turns in everyone else for illegal behavior within a federal government
Federal Employees Political Activities Act
Employees allowed to be political on their off hours, but not while on duty
Bureaucracy
Agencies and departments that help the president enforce and implement laws
Implementation
Putting a law into practice
Bureaucratic Inertia
Derogatory term referring to the slow pace of bureaucracies in accomplishing their tasks
Pendleton Act
Established the civil service system and the idea of having to actually be qualified by merit to get a job
Hatch Act
Target against party machines by denying any federal bureaucrat the right to participate in anything political, besides voting
Government Corporations
Acts like a business corporation
Deregulation
Less government intervention and control
Issue Networks???
Efforts of both single individuals and interest groups who work together to promote government policy
