Federal Bureaucracy and Tasks Specialization
Chapter 8 bureaucracy task specialization the Pendleton Act
Regulations
the Administrative Procedures Act one-fourth department
Discretion
the Treasury Department
They must solicit public comments. running for elected office make changes in an agency’s annual budget proposals
Interagency councils the Department of Defense adjudicating/engaging in quasi-judicial processes implementing public policies ensure opportunities for public participation in the rule-making process by nominating federal appointees the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the Tennessee Valley Authority the General Accountability Office (GAO) providing services not fully trusted to the private sector hierarchy/chain of command to regulate commerce regulation during World War II to regulate business practices and various aspects of the national economy. to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity. reducing the influence of partisan politics on the federal bureaucracy. the large number of workers who will soon be eligible to retire. refuse to appropriate funds for certain programs.
The federal bureaucracy was staffed with people who lacked expertise. the assassination of James Garfield in 1881.
The courts tend to give greater deference to agency decisions. increased demands upon government during the Great Depression. the growing incidence of price fixing and other unfair business practices
Under the spoils system, who was awarded jobs in the federal bureaucracy?
a. those who scored highest on aptitude tests
b. those who did not affiliate with a political party
c. those who previously served in the military
d. those who previously held elected office e. those who helped candidates win election
Cabinet secretaries are appointed by __________ and confirmed by __________.
a. the president; the Senate
b. the president; the House of Representatives
c. the president; the
Regulations
the Administrative Procedures Act one-fourth department
Discretion
the Treasury Department
They must solicit public comments. running for elected office make changes in an agency’s annual budget proposals
Interagency councils the Department of Defense adjudicating/engaging in quasi-judicial processes implementing public policies ensure opportunities for public participation in the rule-making process by nominating federal appointees the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the Tennessee Valley Authority the General Accountability Office (GAO) providing services not fully trusted to the private sector hierarchy/chain of command to regulate commerce regulation during World War II to regulate business practices and various aspects of the national economy. to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity. reducing the influence of partisan politics on the federal bureaucracy. the large number of workers who will soon be eligible to retire. refuse to appropriate funds for certain programs.
The federal bureaucracy was staffed with people who lacked expertise. the assassination of James Garfield in 1881.
The courts tend to give greater deference to agency decisions. increased demands upon government during the Great Depression. the growing incidence of price fixing and other unfair business practices
Under the spoils system, who was awarded jobs in the federal bureaucracy?
a. those who scored highest on aptitude tests
b. those who did not affiliate with a political party
c. those who previously served in the military
d. those who previously held elected office e. those who helped candidates win election
Cabinet secretaries are appointed by __________ and confirmed by __________.
a. the president; the Senate
b. the president; the House of Representatives
c. the president; the