Chapter 15: The Bureaucracy

________ pay others to do the work, instead of being elected.

Large, complex organization composed of appointed officials

Washington pays state and local governments and private groups to staff federal programs

Theory that government shouldn’t regulate or interfere with commerce

Extent to which bureaucrats can choose courses of action not spelled out in laws

________: extent to which bureaucrats can choose courses of action not spelled out in laws.

________: Legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency.

________: Legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency.

________: tendency for agencies to grow with regard to the costs that entails.

________ are also free from executive control, meaning they are not under the direct control of the President or other executive branch officials.

The ________ abolished NPR and had PART, which tried to link management reform to the budget process.

________: theory that government shouldnt regulate or interfere with commerce.

________: close relationship with an agency, congressional committee, and an interest group.

________ gives both Congress and president authority over the bureaucracy.

________: spending more than necessary for a product or service.

________ can pay subsidies to particular groups, transfer money from the federal government to state and local governments, and encourage regulations for various sectors.

________: government offices to which people are appointed on the basis of merit.

Government by proxy: ________ pays state and local governments and private groups to staff federal programs.

And conflict ________ take place because Congress, which is very large and varied, has different intentions.

________: two government agencies are doing the same thing.

________ was designed to recruit people based on merit.

________: Agencies working at cross purposes with other agencies.

________: ability of a congressional committee to review a certain agency decisions.

________: large, complex organization composed of appointed officials.

________ is shared among several institutions.

________: job filled by someone whom an agency already identified.

the manner in which they are recruited and rewarded, personal attributes (socioeconomic background and political attitude), nature of their jobs, and constraints that outside forces impose on the agencies

red tape (complex rules that must be followed), conflict (when agencies work at cross purposes), duplication (when agencies are doing the same thing), imperialism (the tendency for agencies to grow without regards to the cost), and waste (spending more money than necessary)

large, complex organization composed of appointed officials

Washington pays state and local governments and private groups to staff federal programs

theory that government shouldnt regulate or interfere with commerce

extent to which bureaucrats can choose courses of action not spelled out in laws

government offices to which people are appointed on the basis of merit

job filled by someone whom an agency already identified

close relationship with an agency, congressional committee, and an interest group

Network of people in DC interest groups , congressional staff, and in the mass media who advocate public policy

Legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency

Legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency

Funds for government programs collected outside the budget

ability of a congressional committee to review a certain agency decisions

Authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it happened

Complex bureaucratic rules that must be followed

roles was to serve, not regulate

complex rules they must follow

Agencies working at cross purposes with other agencies

two government agencies are doing the same thing

tendency for agencies to grow with regard to the costs that entails

spending more than necessary for a product or service

Government offices to which people are appointed on the basis of merit

Job filled by someone whom an agency already identified

Close relationship with an agency, congressional committee, and an interest group

Network of people in DC interest groups , congressional staff, and in the mass media who advocate public policy

Legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency

Legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency

Funds for government programs collected outside the budget

Ability of a congressional committee to review a certain agency decisions

Authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it happened. SC said Congress can’t do this

Complex bureaucratic rules that must be followed

Agencies working at cross purposes with other agencies

Two government agencies are doing the same thing

Tendency for agencies to grow with regard to the costs that entails

Spending more than necessary for a product or service