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| departments, agencies, bureaus, and commissions in the executive branch of government |
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| an unelected, federal government employee |
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| a system of hiring and promotion based on the merit principle |
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| a job, promotion, or contract given for political reasons |
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| hiring and promotion based on entrance exams and job performance ratings, not politics. Designed to reward those with talent ans skill |
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| list of the top federal government positions available by presidential appointments |
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Independent regulatory agency
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| a government agency (group) responsible for managing one specific part of the economy |
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Government corporations
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| government business that provides a good or service for a fee. (e.g. The Postal Service) |
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Independent executive agencies
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| Those parts of the government that are not accounted for under the cabinet departments, independent regulatory agencies and government corporations. (e.g. NASA) |
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policy implementation
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| the step between the creation of a policy by Congress and the effect of the policy on the general public. This involves creating specific programs out of goals and objectives. |
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Standard operating procedures (SOP)
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| the uniform application of policy by bureaucrats; these are used to make everyday decisions. |
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| when responsibility for a policy is spread out among multiple governmental agencies. |
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| the rules placed upon the private sector by the government. |
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| the removal of rules placed by the government on the private sector in an effort to improve the economy. |
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Iron triangles (sub-governments)
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| a mutually beneficial and dependant relationship between related bureaucratic agencies, interest groups and congressional committees or subcommittees. |
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| some high profile, salient issues are so publicized that they can overcome any iron triangles through participation by a large number of interested and motivated people. |
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| complex rules and procedures required by bureaucratic agencies. |
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| an employee who exposes unethical or illegal conduct within the federal government or one of its contractors. |
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