Interaction Among Three Branches

Question 1

a rational, efficient method of organization; refers to the whole body of un-elected and unappointed government officials in the executive branch who work for presidents and their political appointees

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bureaucracy

Question 2

the dispensing of government jobs to persons who belong to the wining political party

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patronage

Question 3

passed in 1883, an act that created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage

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pendleton civil service act

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a system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle and the desire to create a nonpartisan government service

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civil service

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the idea that hiring should be based on entrance exams ad promotion rating to produce administration by people with talent and skill

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merit principle

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a federal law prohibiting government employees from active participation in partisan politics

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hatch act

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a government agency that operates like a business corporation, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program

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government corporation

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agencies that, while constitutionally part of the executive branch, are independent of presidential control, usually because the president’s power to dismiss the agency head or a member is limited

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independent executive agency

Question 9

the process of carrying out public policy through governmental agencies and the courts

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policy implementation

Question 10

a procedure specific to your operation that describes the activities necessary to complete tasks in accordance with industry regulations, provincial laws or even just your own standatds for running your business

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standard operating procedures

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refers to the flexible exercising of judgment and decision-making allowed to public administrators

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administrative discretion

Question 12

the formal instructions that government issues for implementing laws

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regulation

Question 13

when the government removes regulations from a company

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deregulations

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the idea that committees in the House and Senate, federal departments and agencies, and think tanks and interest groups all work together to develop and conserve their own power, and expand their political influence

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iron triangles

Question 15

issued by the White House and are used to direct the executive branch; state mandatory requirements for the executive branch and have the effect of law

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executive order

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alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to promote a common cause or agenda in a way that influences goverment policy

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issue networks

Question 17

used to identify presidentially appointed position within the Federal Government

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plum book

Question 18

an idiom referring to regulations or conformity to formal rules or standards which are claimed to be excessive, rigid or redundant, or to bureaucracy claimed to hinder or prevent action or decision-making

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red tape