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| A legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency. |
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| Legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency. |
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| A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials. |
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| The ability of a congressional committee to review and approve certain agency decisions in advance and without passing a law. |
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| The government offices to which people are appointed on the basis of merit as ascertained by a written examination or by applying certain selection criteria |
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| The extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose courses of action and make policies that are not spelled out in advance by laws. |
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| A close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group. |
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| A network of people in Washington, DC based in interest groups, on congressional staffs, in universities and think tanks, and in the mass media who regularly discuss and advocate public policies. |
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| An economic theory that government should not regulate or interfere with commerce. |
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| The register of a presidential or administrative agency action by a vote of one or both houses of Congress without the consent of the president. In 1983 the Supreme Court declared the practice to be unconstitutional. |
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| Complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done. |
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| Funds for government programs that are collected and spent outside the regular government budget. |
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