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Question 1

4 branches

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have power and are independent

Question 2

how does the bureaucracy use information

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to counter the risk of distorted information coming from the bureaucracy, congress gathers its own information through legislative committees and through the congressional budget office and government accountability office.

Question 3

the range of policy issues is so vast that

Answer 3

congress must inevitability rely on officials in the bureaucracy for important information about many public policies

Question 4

USA gov

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bureau labor of statistics repository of expertise

Question 5

delegated rulemaking authority

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congress delegates by law policy-making congress empower and congress gives away power to 4b

Question 6

congress writes law in general terms

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4 branch fills in details using its expertise empowers 4 branch makes policy

Question 7

controlling 4b equal big problem oversight of 4 b

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all 3 branches do it

Question 8

how do the 3 branches attempt to hold the bureaucracy accountable

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the president attempts to oversee, guide and control the bureaucracy through the supervisory authority of political appointees at the top levels of each agency
legislative branch oversight arises when congressional committees and summon officials to testify, moreover congress controls each agency’s budget
judicial oversight comes into play when individuals and interest groups file lawsuits claiming that agencies are not implementing laws properly

Question 9

President and congress need help with oversight p watchdog and p enforcer

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OMB

Question 10

OMB reports directly to the president and helps a wide range of executive departments and agencies across the Federal Government

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to implement the commitments and priorities of the president

Question 11

how is he budget development and execution oversight of the agency performance

Answer 11

look it up

Question 12

Goa

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is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the congressional watchdog, GOA investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars

Question 13

goa supports congressional oversight by

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auditing agency operations to determine whether federal funds are being spent efficiently and effectively
investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities
reporting on how well government programs and policies are meeting their objectives

Question 14

why is omb 600, gao 5000 employees not bigger

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need to maintain loyalty

Question 15

why 4 branches often not responsive to policy preferences of president and congress

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large organizations resist change

Question 16

1 civil service system governs 4b employees

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non-partisan, merit-based hiring, protection from political retribution

Question 17

what are the problems with government bureaucracy

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civil service protections can make it difficult for top officials to motivate government employees and spur them to take actions, especially when those actions require changing an agency’s priorities or operating methods

Question 18

political appointees equal 800 at the top

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is leverage for president Problems?

Question 19

civil service employees = 799,200

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department of defense

Question 20

meet Dr. Mark Esper is Trump’s top man at the pentagon

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he listens to all day the reasons why the pentagon cant change the way it does things and eventually (department of defense

Question 21

4 branches have policy preferences of its own

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experts with a mission
serve the public
they resist interference from president and congress
attitude

Question 22

national park service

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since 1916 the American people have entrusted the national park service with the care of their national parks. we are proud to safeguard these more than 400 places and to share their stories with more than 275 million visitors every year.

Question 23

how does the bureaucracy use information

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long time officials within the bureaucracy with experience and expertise may disagree with laws and policies sought by the president and presidential appointees.
these officials may alert sympathetic members to congress to initiate investigations and publicize the president’s actions by leaking information to the news media.

Question 24

policymaking is a contest for information the 4b’s advantages is

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expertise, size security,

Question 25

the disadvantage of P and Congress

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small staffs, electoral demandsgeneralists

Question 26

how does the bureaucracy use information

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congressional reliance on officials in the bureaucracy for information can create problems if presidential appointees use their authority to direct subordinates to withhold or distort information as a means of advancing the presidents political agenda

Question 27

the forest service mission

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as set forth by law, is to achieve quality land management under the sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet the diverse needs of people

Question 28

let’s keep toilets safe

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flush without fear