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| Characteristics of Burearcracy |
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- Hierarchical Org.- each person has a special responsiblity.
- Specialized Division of Labor
- Formalized Rules- treat ppl equally purpose is to improve efficiency.
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| any large org. of or to org. ppl to do work |
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set of institutions, rules, regulations ment to control and maintain gov't functions and the regulations and polices required to deliever services and protections to the ppl.
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designed to perform a particular set of task. helps enforce laws.
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has increased in the state level, but not at the federal and local level
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| The "Bureaucracy Problems" |
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- Impossibility of Tasks- bc of red tape to many to follow so to dificult to follow.
- Difficulty Measuring Performances
- Slow to Change
- Red tape
- Expansion Tendencies
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| Functions of the Bureaucracy |
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- Implementation- guidelines when put into action
- administration- collecting fees, giving test. etc
- regulation- rules by which federal and state programs operate : rule making
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- also known as Patronage system
- workers are hired on the basis of party loyalty (contribution to congress)
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| jobs/contracts given based on who you know |
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| Progressive movement reforms |
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gets rid of spoils and patronage systems.
Civil Service System: merit system- reserves some jobs to be filled based on merit |
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| Directly made Civil Serivce System that classified some but not all positions in the CSS. |
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| limits the political participation of federal employees. |
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- large units
- focused on some permeanent national interest
- heads comprise presidents cabinet
- dept of defense, dept of Homeland security
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inner and outter cabinets.
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appointed by president/ 51%
Boards / commissions
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| Administrative discretion |
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| Bureaucracy has the right to interpret Congressional intent. |
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| agencies decided which rules and regulations to use |
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- senate confirmations some control over Bureaucracy
- agency reorganization or eliminate
- house/senate thru the pass of leg.
- budgetry control
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input into staffing
executive order |
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when congress passes new laws it creates new Bureaucracies as gov't grow to provide others service it grows.
growing need-citizens or interest groups
growing demand
bureaucracy themselves want to grow
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