Unit 3 Part 3: Budget and Bueracracy Flashcards
What does the Congressional Budget Office do?
coordinate budget making, studies presidential budget proposals, projects new program costs, and tracks congressional spending
What does the General Accounting Office serve as?
Watchdog over the spending of funds appropriated by Congress, informing members about specific program costs
Who approves Cabinet candidates?
Senate
What is the main factor limiting the Cabinet leaders?
disloyalty
What does the National Security Council do?
link the key foreign and military policy advisors
How many members are in the Council of Economic Advisers?
3
What does the Office of Management and Budget do?
assists the President on the budget
How many cabinet members are there?
15
What are the four White House primary staff?
Chief of Staff, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Counselor to the President, Senior Advisors
What is the spoils system?
the practice of giving offices in favor of political supporters
What did the Pendelton Civil Service Act do?
replace the spoils system with a merit based system.
What does the Hatch Act do?
prohibits government employees from engaging in political activities.
What are the three parts of an iron triangle?
congress committee, lobbyist, bureaucratic agency
What are issue networks?
small interest groups that continually form and disband according to policy issues
What does the Department of State do?
advise the president on foreign matters
What does the Department of Interior do?
manage federal lands
What are entitlements?
Policies for which Congress has obligated itself to pay X level of benefit to Y number of recipients
What are Omnibus Bills?
appropriations bills all together in one bill
What are Continuing resolutions
laws that allow agencies to spend at the previous years level
What are the three sources of Bureaucratic power?
expertise, clientele groups, connections
What is gerrymandering?
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
Who is the president pro tempore?
Head officer of the senate in absence of Vice President
What are executive agreements?
An agreement made between the executive branch of the US government and a foreign government without ratification by the Senate.
What is the free rider problem?
some of those who benefit from resources, goods, or services do not pay for them
