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| Five elements of the Weberian model of bureaucracy |
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.hiearchical authority structure
.it uses task specialization
.develops extensive rules
.operates on merit principles
.behave with impersonality |
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| Four prevalent myths about bureaucracy |
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.Americans dislike bureaucrats
.bureacracies are growing bigger each year
. Bureaucracies are inefficient and always mirreal in red tape
.most federal bureacrats would in DC |
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| a hiring and promotion system based on political reasons rather than an merit or competence |
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| using entrance exams and promotion ratings to reward qualified individuals. |
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| prohibits government employees from active paricipation in Partisan politics |
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| Characteristics of plum book appointees |
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| to exercise real control over what their subordinates do and have affialily learning theri mark on elites |
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| Four basic types of agencies in the federal executive branch |
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Definition
.department of state
.department of treasury
.department of defense
.department of justice |
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| Explain the relationship between interest groups and independent regulatory agencies. |
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Interest groups are very concerned with the IRA
They coralate with each other |
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| Two ways the government coraporation are like private corporation and different form other parts of the government |
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.they provide a service that could be handled by the private sector
.they typically charge for their sevices through often ate rates cheaper |
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| The three biggest independent executive agencies |
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Definition
.FRB(Federal Reserve Board)
.NLRB(National Lobor Relation Board)
.FCC (Federal Communication Conmission) |
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| Three minimum elements of implemention |
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Definition
.creation of a new agency or assignment f a new responsibility to an old agency
.translation of policy goals into operation rules and development of guidlines for true programs
.Corrdination of resources and personel to achieve the intended goals |
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| Six reasons why policy implementation might fail |
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.Program Design
.Lack of clarity
.Lack of reasources
.Administrative Routine
.Administrators dispostitions
.Fragmentation |
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| Three elements common to all regulation |
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Definition
.A grant of power and set of directions from Congress
.A set of rules and guidelines by the regulations agency itself
.Some means of enforcing compliance with congressional goals and agency regulations |
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| the existing system of regulation whereby government tells business how to reach certain goals, checks that these comments are followed, and puniches of reviewers |
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| Market incentive system, market-line strategies are used to manage public policy |
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| Three criticism of regulation |
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.raises prices
.Harts America's competitive position abraod
.Does not always work well |
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| Four methods in which the president can control the bureaucracy |
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.Appoint the right people to head the agency
.issue orders
.tinker w/ an aging budget
.reorganixe an agency |
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| When agencies, groups, and connitive all depend on one another and are in close frequent contact |
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