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| administrative system in which agencies are staffed largely by nonelected officials perform specific tasks in accordance w/ standard procedures |
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| civil servant dedicated to the details of administrative procedure |
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| A. Jackson started it - by giving gov't jobs for campaign support |
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pres. garfield shot... by a disappointed office seeker
Pres. Arthur... "we need reform" pendleton act of 1883 |
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| led to pendleton act of 1883 |
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hiring and promoting civil employees based on on's work (merit)
Established Civil Service Commission (office of personal management) |
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most used way of getting a post in today's gov't
abolished spoil system |
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| 1887 interstate commerce commission |
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| brought even more bureaucracy |
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| congress sets the pay and benefits |
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| allowed federal workers to vote but not take part in partisan political activities |
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president's front line
communicate his policies to the appropriate agencies as well as to the public |
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| Office of management and administration |
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backbone of white house staff
administer staff salaries
allots staff positions
mess priviledges
parking places
and passes |
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| Senate confirmed positions |
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| 20% of posistions in gov't are Senate confirmed (12,000) |
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channels information, represents constituents, and aid in administration and communication planning
spokesperson for the Administration |
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| National Security Council (NSC) |
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| President's policy making group for security and intelligence matters |
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| Office of faith based and community initiatives |
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| G. W. Bush, 2001 seeks ways to involve religious and other private groups in welfare programs |
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informal advisor body brought together by Pres. to serve his needs
positions filled by presidential appointment w approval of Senate |
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dept of state
dept of treasury
dept of defense - most work in Pentagon
dept of justice - FBI, DEA, Civil Rights, and Criminal Division |
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school lunches
food stamps
inspecting food... |
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| dept of health and human services |
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has largest budget
used to be health, ed., and welfare but education split to be dept of ed. |
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| dept of homeland security |
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last dept created
after sept 22 attack on pentagon and world trade center |
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Independent executive agencies - NASA
Government corporations - US postal service, TVA= generates, sells, and distributes electric power
Regulatory Commissions - FCC, SEC |
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| recommend bills to congress |
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| plays role in enforcing regulations already created |
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| provides due process for those in dispute w/ an agency |
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Quasi-Executive
Quasi-Judicial |
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recommend bills to congress
plays role in enforcing regulations already created
provides due process for those in dispute w an agency |
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| Characteristics cause many 3 refer to bureaucracy as fourth branch of gov't |
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Seperation of powers
Size
Skills
Desire for security |
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| provided greater citizen participation in bureaucratic decision-making |
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red tape
conflict
duplication
vague goals
waste
bureaucratic language |
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| pres. reagan tried to tackle problem of wasteful spending by appointing the Grace Commission to investigate federal agencies |
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| big sprawling language to describe something simple |
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