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Federal Bureaucracy
Departments + agencies within the executive branch that carry out the laws of the nation
Bureaucrats
Official employed within a government bureaucracy
Political Patronage
Filling of administrative positions as a reward for support, rather than merit
Pendleton Act
Act of Congress that created the 1st U.S. Civil service commission to draw up + enforce rules on hiring, promotion, and tenure of office within the civil service (also known as Civil Service Reform Act of 1883)
Federal Civil Service
Merit-based bureaucracy, excluding the armed forces + political appointments.
Merit System
System of hiring + promotion based on competitive testing results, education, + other qualifications rather than politics + personal connections.
Iron Triangle
Coordinated + mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy, Congress, + interest groups to achieve shared policy goas
Issue Network
Webs of influence between interest groups, policy makers, policy advocates
Implementation
Bureaucracy's role in putting into action laws congress has passed
Bureaucratic Discretion
Power to decide how a law is implemented + to decide what Congress meant when it passed the law
Regulation
Federal bureaucracy makes rules, that have the force of law, to carry out the laws paused by Congress
Bureaucratic Adjudication
Federal bureaucracy settles disputes between parties that arise over the implementation of federal laws or determines which individuals or groups are covered under a regulation or program
