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Bureaucracy and Judicial Terms and Questions

1. Max Weber’s six characteristics of bureaucracya. A formal hierarchical structureb. Management by rulesc. Organization by functional specialty

d. An “up-focused” or “in-focused” missione. Purposely impersonalf. Employment based on technical qualications

2. Pendleton Acta. ! federal la" enacted in #$$% that established positions "ithin the

federal go&ernment be a"arded on bases of merit rather than political

a'liation. !"oils !ystem

a. Patronage system( a practice in "hich a political party( after "inning an

election( gi&es go&ernment )obs to its supporters( friends( and relati&es

as a re"ard for "or*ing to"ard &ictory

#. !er$ices "erformed by the federal bureaucracya. +mplementing la"s by ,ongressb. +mplementing presidential policy initiati&esc. istributing information about public programs and ser&icesd. +ssuing rules and regulations

%. &ere'ulationa.  .he process of remo&ing or reducing state regulations( typically in the

economic sphere(. &iscretion

a. /egislati&e( e0ecuti&e( and )udicial discretion in decision ma*ing is

limited "ithin the structure of the three branches of the 1!1

go&ernment as established in the ,onstitution1 Each branch is sub)ect

to the in2uence( re&ie"( and e&en re)ection of certain decisions1). *ommand+and+control "olicy

a. the direct regulation of an industry or acti&ity by legislation that states

"hat is permitted and "hat is illegal,. *abinet-Bureaucratic or'aniations and "rocess/. 0m"lementation1. atch Act

a. 3ederal la" that prohibits employees certain positions in the federal

go&ernment from engaging in partisan political acti&ity11. 0ron Trian'le12. 0ncenti$e !ystem

a. More e4ecti&e and e'cient than ,-and-,( mar*et-li*e strategiesmanage public policy

1. Patrona'e !ystem1#. 3no4 ho4 *on'ress exercises control o$er a'encies and

de"artments in federal bureaucracy1%. *i$il !er$ices 5obs and "rocesses 6hirin' and 7rin'81(. 9xam"les of 0nde"endent 9xecuti$e A'encies

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a. +,,( 3ederal ,ommunications ,ommittee( 3ederal 5eser&e 6oard(

!ecurities and E0change ,ommissions1). 9xam"les of :o$ernment *or"orations

a. P6!( 7M1,. 9;ects of Pri$atiin' and