Pt 2: Chapter 13 Notes Flashcards
What does EXOP stand for
Executive office of the president
What is the current size of the EXOP?
Almost 2,000 full-time employees
Where does the EXOP work?
White house east and west wings and the Old Executive Office Building
Largest office within President’s immediate administration (non-deptartmental)
Office of Management and Budget
What is one important mechanism of the Executive branch under the OMB?
To oversee activities of federal agencies and departments
Most employees of the OMB are?
Career professionals. Provides continuity regardless of the President
Who is the word origin of the word bureaucracy?
Max Weber
The OMB is available to?
President and Congress
What did Max Weber believe about bureaucracy?
It was the best way to deal with large issues solved repeatably. Considered it to be a more rational and efficient form of organization than the alternatives
Who outlined 7 principles of an “ideal” bureaucracy?
Max Weber
What are the characteristics of bureaucracy?
- A well defined division of administrative labor among persons and offices
- standardized procedures
- specialized personnel
- a hierarchy among offices
- formal and informal networks
What are some of the things that the federal bureaucracy handles in americans’ everyday lives?
- delivers mail
- maintains parks and forests
- social security
- utility power
- defense systems
- finances
What did the federal bureaucracy look like in the 1800s?
- Initially small- 3,000 employees
- Role confined:
- defense
- foreign affairs
- currency
- interstate commerce
- delivery of mail
Dramatic growth in latter part of 1800s of the federal bureaucracy is response to what?
Economic growth
When was the biggest growth spurt of the federal bureaucracy? Why?
1930s
- Great Depression
