AP Gov Journal - Bureaucracy Vocab

All of the following are government coporations EXCEPT:

• Amtrak

• the U.S. Postal Service

• Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• NASA

How did the Pendleton Act (1883) reform the system of hiring and firing of most federal employees?

• It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on Merit rather than partisan loyalty

• It required hiring and firing decision to be base on partisan loyalty rather than merit.

• It continued to allow hiring on the basis of partisan loyalty but made firing federal employees more difficult.

• It continued to allow hiring based on merit but made firing federal employees easier.

Which of the following is the best example of an issue network?

• Government and private groups opposed to a proposal to run a pipeline through Native American land

• A national organization committed to influencing legislation to promote small businesses

• A Congressional subcommittee on issues facing senior citizens

• An independent executive agency regulating telecommunications

1. an agency established to oversee and regulate a specific industry or sector and are delegated rulemaking authority ; heads of commissions can only be removed for cause and insulated from presidential control ; e.g. Federal Elections Commission (FEC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Reserve

• Independent regulatory agency / commission

• Government corporation

• Executive agency

• Executive department

1. one of the principal units of the executive branch and administrative arms of the President ; headed by a secretary appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate and serve at the pleasure of the President (can be removed for cause) ; e.g. Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Education

• Independent regulatory agency / commission

• Government corporation

• Executive agency

• Executive department

1. an agency established to provide a market-oriented public service, owned by the federal government and operated as a private business ; e.g. United States Postal Service, AMTRAK, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

• Independent regulatory agency / commission

• Government corporation

• Executive agency

• Executive department

1. an agency established outside the Executive Office of the President or executive departments designed for managerial and administrative functions as enacted by congressional legislation ; e.g. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• Independent regulatory agency / commission

• Government corporation

• Executive agency

• Executive department

1. Congressional authority to ensure legislation is implemented as intended, including i. review, monitoring, and supervision of bureaucratic agencies ii. Investigation and committee hearings of bureaucratic activity iii. Power of the purse ; serves as a check of executive authorization

• 1. Oversight

• 1. Power of the purse

• 1. Compliance monitoring

1. the ability of Congress to check the bureaucracy by appropriating or withholding funds

• 1. Oversight

• 1. Power of the purse

• 1. Compliance monitoring

1.  ensures that funds are being used properly and regulations are being followed

• 1. Oversight

• 1. Power of the purse

• 1. Compliance monitoring