AP Gov Chapter 7 Vocab

Federal Bureaucracy

The departments and agencies within executive branch that carry put laws of nations.

Bureaucrat

An official employed within a government entity.

Political Patronage

filling of administrative positions as a reward for supporting rather than merit.

Federal Civil Service

The merit-based bureaucracy, excluding the armed forces and political appointment.

Merit System

A system of hiring and promotion based on competitive testing results, education, and other qualifications outside of politics and personal connection

Iron Triangle

A mutually beneficial association of bureaucratic agencies, congressional committees, and interest groups, all working in specific policy areas.

Issue Network

A temporary association of bureaucratic agencies, congressional committees and interests groups formed to address a specific policy.

Implementation

The Bureaucracy’s role in putting into action the laws that Congress had passed.

Bureaucratic discretion

The power to create and enforce policies and decide what Congress meant when it passed a law.

Regulation

The process where the federal bureaucracy make rules that have the force of law in order to carry out laws passed by Congress.

Compliance Monitoring

The process of ensuring that bureaucracy is following regulation and using funds wisely.