APGOV Unit 2: Federal Bureaucracy

federal bureaucracy

consists of the millions of people who are employed to carry out the responsibilities of the federal government

executive branch has __ of the bureaucracy

__ has the authority of the bureaucracy

15

how many departments are there in the bureaucracy

presiden’t cabinets

__ are heads of cabinet departments

agencies

departments divided into __

agencies

work together to accomplish the goals of the department

independent regulatory commissions

operate apart from the president’s authority

government corporation

Created when there are services the government wants to offer to the public, but the free market is the best way to do it

compliance monitoring

when they fine people or businesses for not following the bureaucracy’s rules

iron triangle

relationship between interest groups, bureaucrats, and congressional committees

issue networks

people who disagree about a lot of things come together around a very specific issue and seek to effect change

pendleton civil service act of 1883

after Garfield’s assassination, government jobs went to people who were qualified rather than people who just supported the candidate

delegated discretionary authority

bureaucratic agencies have no constitutional power, so their power is delegated to them to enforce the law

bureaucracy’s rule-making authority

the ones who make the specific rules for how the rule will be carried out

department of homeland security

protects americans from terrorrism and controls the border

department of transportation

regulates highways and air travel

department of veteran affairs

manages the general welfare of our veterans

department of educaiton

manages states and their implementation of federal education standards, and how schools receive grants

environmental protection agencies

protects the environment and human health through environmental regulations

securities and exchange commission

Regulates the stock market and prevents fraud

committee-hearing

Congress has committees that correspond with different agencies, and they cannot spend money until they receive authorization to spend from Congress

power of the purse

Congress is responsible for funding bureaucratic agencies

compliance monitoring

making sure bureaucratic agencies follow public policy