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Growth of Bureaucratic State;
Is government growing? why? can it be controlled? |
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Increasing complexity of society
Public's attitute toward business changed attitute about government responce in social welfare
govement is ambious: new responsibilities= new committees |
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| Who controls the Bureaucracy? |
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A. President: Budget and Appointments
B. Congress: Budget and Oversight
C. Judicial: Admin law courts |
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Organization of Bureaucracy:
Government Coorporations |
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Definition
Performs services that might be provided by the private sector that do not have enough financial incentive to provide service
EX: POST OFFICE |
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Organization of Bureaucracy:
Independent Agencies & Commissions |
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Separate from cabinet departments
Role is often regulation
EXAMPLES: NASA, CIA, FCC |
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Organization of Bureaucracy:
Departments |
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Definition
Biggest unit of Exec Branch
Cover broad area of government responsibility
Heads of Departments are part of President's Cabinet |
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Characteristics of Bureaucracy
(Max Weber) |
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1. Form a hierarchial state
2. Management by rules
3. Purposely impersonal (treat all equally)
4. Division of labor (specific job responsibilities)
5. Strive for specific rules |
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A large, complex organization in which employees have specific job responsibilites and work with in a hierarchy of authority
Nation's laws and polices administered
Various departments, agencies, etc. |
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Started with Jackson
Patronage system
Informal practice where a political party (after winning) gives government jobs to its voters as reward instead of basing on merit |
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Established civil service and merit system
Placed federal government employees on merit system and ended spoils system |
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| President's role in DOMESTIC AFFAIRS |
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Definition
Chief Executive
Chief Legislator
Judicial Power
Party Leader |
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| President's role in DOMESTIC AFFAIRS |
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Definition
Chief Executive
Chief Legislator
Judicial Power
Party Leader |
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Process of reviewing the operations of an agency to determine whether it is carrying out policies
Hearings
Request reports of agencies |
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Speaker of the House (Presiding officer)
Majority Leader
Minority Leader |
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Speaker of the House (Presiding officer)
Majority Leader
Minority Leader |
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VP is the President of Senate
(only power: break ties)
Majority Leader (schedules legislation)
Minority Leader |
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Commander in Chief
State of the Union
Power to veto
Call congress to session
appoint judges
set up budget
appoint Executive Branch |
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| Evolution of Presidential Power |
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Definition
Formal constitutional powers have changed vey little over time
BUT perception and beliefs about President's role has |
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How much the President won by
Endorsement by voters |
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President can go over Congress's "head" to get public on his side
remarks to reporters
televisde address |
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President's party control congress? by how much?
easier to persuade if so |
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Works like mandate
"American people behind me"
Effected by:
TIME
RECURRING CYCLE
ECONOMY
RALLY EVENTS
FOREIGN POLICY
SCANDAL |
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Definition
White House and staff
Air Force One/Marine One
Salary
Secret Service |
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FOR: treason, bribery, high crimes, misdemenors
STEP ONE: Articles of Impeachment
House (single majority)
Constitutes formal acusation
Impeach if passes
STEP TWO: Trial of the Accused
Senate: 3/2 majority
Convivtion from office |
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| Article II of Constitution |
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Definition
requirements of President
US born citizen
atleast 35 years old
14 years straight in USA
responsibility of president |
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Take over the president if he dies, disabled, impeachment, resignation
"political chores" campaigning, fundraising
President of senate: break ties
Announce results of Electoral College
CHENEY- Change view of VPp |
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| Executive Office of President |
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Definition
advise president on policies
devise strategies to pursue congress and public support for policies
control access to President |
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heads of departments of executive branch and key officals
advisoy body-meets with president to debate major issues
appointment and confirmation |
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heads of departments of executive branch and key officals
advisoy body-meets with president to debate major issues
appointment and confirmation |
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traditional: entire bill
pocket veto: just doesnt sign w/i ten days= law
if Congress is out= bill is not law |
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| Introduction-->Committee-->Floor Vote-->Conference Committee-->President |
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bring home $$ to state from government
add extra things to bills
serves only local or special interest |
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policy representation:
DELEGATE(votes how Conspic do)
TRUSTEE(votes best for country)
case work (help with conspic-social security checks)
PorkBarrel Politics |
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Representation
Policy Making
Oversight |
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| Descriptive Representation |
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Definition
| belief that const. are most effectively represented by legislature whoe are similar to them |
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| Who are Congress persons? |
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Definition
OCCUPATION: Legal
GENDER: Senate more female
AGE: av-62
RELIGION: Catholic
Race: mainly white |
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Redistricting
Creative drawing of boundaries to benefit ONE party
House district redraws every 10 years
dilute one party's strength
packing
courts ok UNLESS racial gerry |
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Visibility
Money
Casework
Structure |
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Established by Article 1 of Constit.
Law making body of government
Bicameral (2 chambers)
-Senate (elected by state- 100 total)
-House (elected by district o/p state- 435) |
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once congress person reache office- good chance of being reelected
90% of house reelected |
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occurs every 2 years
all of house is up for reelection b/c terms are only 2 years
1/3 of Senate at a time |
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