Presentation 3

What three things motivate Bureaucrats the most?

Maximizing their own salaries by maximizing their budgets, Prestige and respect, Their mission

How can Bureaucrats increase their salaries?

By increasing their budgets.

Who is responsible for keeping an eye on the Bureaucracy?

Congress

How can the Bureaucracy be controlled?

Congress controls funding. Congress can hold hearings to expose fraud or waste.

Why is keeping the Bureaucracy under control difficult?

Congress is too small and too busy to efficiently watch and control the bureaucracy.

What are the three groups of people that make up the iron triangle?

Congress, Interest groups, Bureaucracy

Why is the iron triangle an issue, and who does it harm?

t is controlled by factions with their own interests, which often harms the public as a whole.

What is the only certain way to reduce the size and power of the government?

termination

What is Devolution?

The movement or transfer of programs and rule-making power to state and local governments, empowering the states.

What is Privatization?

The transfer of programs and rule-making power to privately owned businesses, with Congress still controlling the funds.

What is Deregulation, and how does it impact the Bureaucracy?

Deregulation reduces or eliminates certain rules and regulations. It increases the efficiency of the bureaucracy.