WTP Ch13 Fedbracy

The three components of bureaucracy

Hierarchy, specialized training, and rules

Federal bureaucracy reached its highest growth spurt

After The Great Depression

Five types of federal agencies are

Executive, governmenr corps, indie agencies, presidential commissions, and regulatory

FDIC, a government corp, was created after the bank chase

True

Neutral competence is federal employees being competent and nonpartisan

Compared to the patronage system, how does the merit system hire federal employees?

They place high on a competitve civil service exam or have specialized training.

What is budgetary process?

Annual govt spending and revenue decisions occur in this process. Lasts about 18 months.

Explain the list of the budgetary process

1. Begins in the executive branch during spring

2. Agencies create a detailed budget accounting for existing and new programs during Summer

3. Agency budgets are submitted to the OMB during September

4. OMB reviews and finalizes the agency budgets and combines them into the president’s budget proposal.

5. The budget is submitted to Congress during January

Explain the budgetary process within the Congressional action

1. Prez submits budget proposal to Congress

2. Congress adopts budget resolution

3. Congress completed work on appropriations bills.

4. Fiscal year starts

Agency point of view is a perspective of bureaucrats that places more emphasis on the needs of the agency in which they work.

True

An agency must seek support wherever it can be found

True

Cliente groups that support interests such as commerce, labor, or agriculture, are sources of bureaucratic power

True

GB hires 78% of people with a Humanities major while America hires a mix of majors (50% humanities, 32% engineering, and 18% law)

True

bureaucratic accountability: The degree to which they are held accountable for the power they exercise

True

The president can reorganize(Moving activities to the Executive Office of the Presidency) and appoint leaders of agencies

True

Power of the purse meaning?

Monitoring the bureaucracy’s work by raising revenue, set taxes, and authorize federal spending.

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