Chapter 13: The Bureaucracy KEY TERMS (Define them and explain importance in relation to chapter) Agency culture Discretionary authority Office of personnel Annual authorization Expected service management Appropriations expenditures Patronage Authorization Iron triangle Pendelton Act Buddy System Issue networks Red tape Bureaucracy Legislative veto Regulatory rule Committee clearance Merit System Schedule C Competitive service Name-request job Senior Executive Service Congressional National Performance Spoils system investigations/oversight Review Trust funds REBUTTALS (Refute each statement below. Use information that was provided from reading the chapter in your responses). It does not matter who is hired as a civil servant so long as he or she has the requisite education. Most bureaucrats are appointed by the president in power. The federal bureaucracy operates essentially like a very large corporation. Once an agency has accomplished its original tasks, it begins to decline in size and influence. CHECKING DATA (Use the information provided in charts, graphs, or maps in your text book to provide a thorough answer to the following questions. Using Figure 13.2: What correlation do you see between expenditures and employment? Between regulations and employment? Can you of any reason that expenditures shot up suddenly in 1964-1966 period? Can you think of any events in the 1070-1973 period that might explain the sharp increase in regulations? What effects did the Reagan years (1980 1988) have on expenditures, regulations, and – employment? Table 13.2: On the basis of the table, what obvious conclusion can be drawn regarding the employment of minorities in the federal bureaucracy? REVIEW QUESTIONS (Answer each question fully and completely by pulling information from the chapter). Discuss the history of the growth of bureaucracy in this country and the different uses to it has been put. Discus the recruitment, retention, and personal characteristics of federal bureaucrats. Evaluate the effectiveness of congressional measures to control the bureaucracy. Discuss why it is so difficult to control the bureaucracy.
Chapter 13: The Bureaucracy KEY TERMS (Define them and explain importance in relation to chapter) Agency culture Annual authorization Appropriations Authorization Buddy System Bureaucracy Committee clearance Competitive service Congressional investigations/oversight Discretionary authority Expected service expenditures Iron triangle Issue networks Legislative veto Merit System Name-request job National Performance Review Office of personnel management Patronage Pendelton Act Red tape Regulatory rule Schedule C Senior Executive Service Spoils system Trust funds REBUTTALS (Refute each statement below. Use information that was provided from reading the chapter in your responses). It does not matter who is hired as a civil servant so long as he or she has the requisite education. Most bureaucrats are appointed by the president in power. The federal bureaucracy operates essentially like a very large corporation. Once an agency has accomplished its original tasks, it begins to decline in size and influence. CHECKING DATA (Use the information provided in charts, graphs, or maps in your text book to provide a thorough answer to the following questions. Using Figure 13.2: What correlation do you see between expenditures and employment? Between regulations and employment? Can you of any reason that expenditures shot up suddenly in 1964-1966 period? Can you think of any events in the 1070-1973 period that might explain the sharp increase in regulations? What effects did the Reagan years (1980 – 1988) have on expenditures, regulations, and employment? Table 13.2: On the basis of the table, what obvious conclusion can be drawn regarding the employment of minorities in the federal bureaucracy? REVIEW QUESTIONS (Answer each question fully and completely by pulling information from the chapter). Discuss the history of the growth of bureaucracy in this country and the different uses to it has been put. Discus the recruitment, retention, and personal characteristics of federal bureaucrats. Evaluate the effectiveness of congressional measures to control the bureaucracy. Discuss why it is so difficult to control the bureaucracy.