chapter8.Surysadai Flashcards
administrative adjudication
The application of rules and precedents to specific cases to settle disputes with regulated parties.
Administrative adjenctions is used to kepp the peace
administrative discretion
The authority of administrative actors to select among various responses to a given problem
Administrative discretion greatest when routines, or standard operating procedures, do not fit a case.
cabinet departments
15 cabinet departments that set policies and oversee programs affecting every American.
Cabinet departments look out for the Americans
civil service system
nonmilitary employees of the government who are appointed through the merit system
the civil service system is where federal bureaucrats are selected
department of homeland security
US federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism
department of homeland security was created after the 9/11 attacks
federal bureaucracy
the thousands of federal government agencies and institutions that implement and administer federal laws and programs.
the federal bureaucracy is considered the fourth branch of government
federal register
a government publication describing bureaucratic actions and detailing regulations proposed by agencies.
the federal register is an official journal
iron triangles
the phenomenon of a clientele group, congressional committee, and bureaucratic agencies cooperating to make mutually beneficial policy
iron triangles have to do with interactions among agencies
government issue bill
this bill provided college loans for returning veterans
the government issue bill gives advantages to veterans
great depression
a global economic downfall
i did my eighth grade project on the great depression
great society
President Lyndon Johnson’s broad array of programs designed to redress political, social, and economic inequality
great society is used to fix up the society.
implementation
The process of putting a law into practice through bureaucratic rules or spending.
implementation means to be put to use
government corperation
a government agency that operates like a business corporation
the government corporations are created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program
hatch act
federal statute barring federal employees from active participation in certain kinds of politics and protecting them from being fired on partisan grounds
hatch act protects the people
independent executive agencies
Federal agencies not under the cabinet
independent executive agencies appointed by the president, approved by the senate.
independent regulatory commission
Independent agencies created by Congress, designed to regulate important aspects of the nation’s economy
the independent regulatory commission largely beyond the reach of presidential control.
interagency councils
working groups created to facilitate coordination of policy making and implementation across a host of governmental agencies
interagency councils work on implementation
regulations
the formal instructions that government issues for implementing laws
we have regulations at school and home
max weber
German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology
Max weber articulated the hierarchical
merit system
employment based on qualification
the merit system is based on test scores
patronage
granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
patronage is basically a reward
pendleton act
Passed in 1883, an Act that created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage.
The pendleton act ensures fairness
policy coordination committees
Subcabinet-level committees created to facilitate interactions between agencies and departments to handle complex policy problems
Policy cordination committees review and examine policies
rule making
A quasi-legislative administrative process that produces regulations by government agencies
i love rule making it makes me feel in control
16th amendment
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1913 that explicitly permitted Congress to levy an income tax
The 16th amendment affected the size and growth of the amendment
world war 1
a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
World war 1 caused an increase in manufacturing
world war 2
World War II. A war fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan — and the Allies, including France and Britain, and later the Soviet Union and the United States.
World war two immediately affected the economy
