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Section 1
(50 cards)
administrative adjudication
agency charges person or business for violating a law, ruling only applies to case being considered, NLRB decides who gets to unionize
clientele agency
a department or bureau of government whose mission is to promote, serve, or represent a particular interest (department of agriculture) promote the interest of the clientele
monetary policy
Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling the money supply and thus interest rates.
after the new deal the court never questioned the legitimacy of
the national government in the economy or society
why is it hard to change beuacracy
legislatures don't have time, they are permanent so and most legislatures not passionate about every different jurisdiction
Caninet
the secretaries of chief administrators of the major departments of the federal government appointed by the president with consent of the senate
in a divided government the president tries to convince congress his views are more extreme than they are so when congress passes a bill
it will be closer to what the president likes (because they pass a bill that they know the president won't veto)
president diplomatic powers
make treaties and receive ambassadors
Implementation
implementing objectives given to them by law legislative principles develop bureaucratic agents
revenue agencies
managing the source of government revenue (treasury)
legislative initiative
the president's inherent power to bring a legislative agenda before Congress
Bureaucracy
the complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel
inherent powers
powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are inferred from it rights duties and obligations of president claimed during war
National Security Council
a presidential foreign policy advisory council composed of the president, the vice president, the secretary of state, the secretary of defense, and other officials invited by the president
regulatory agencies
FDA , congress delegates to it broad powers over a sector of the economy or a type of commercial activity and authorizes it to make rules
War Powers Resolution
A 1973 resolution of Congress declaring that the president can send troops into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or if U.S. troops are already under attack or seriously threatened. For the most part, presidents have ignored the resolution without authorization they must be withdrawn in 60 days
independent agency
broad powers, very expensive/important so can't be private, like NASA CIA EPA
White House Staff
analysts and advisers to the president, each of whom is often given the title "special assistant"
rule making
when laws are not clear bureaucrats must interpret them which leads them to make their own legislation/ regulation in their jurisdiction
president judicial duty
grant pardons
executive privilege
The power to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to national security. united states v nixon validated it
president executive powers
see to it that all laws are faithfully executed appoint people
Iron Triangle
A close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group interest groups lobby (campaign finance) legislatures for large bureau budgets, legislatures give authority to bureaus, bureaus implement policies for interest groups
regulatory review
the OMB function of reviewing all agency regulations and other rule making before they become official policy
why do legislatures delegate
so that they don't have to write detailed legislation, check through oversight and power of the purse (budget)
Why Bureaucracy?
enhance efficiency, policy implementation, valuable to delegate
fiscal policy
Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling taxing and spending.
the dominant perspective
presidency centered party government led by strong president, the president has a program and uses his recourses to get his agenda enacted (he has a lot of support) hard to attain
Agencies for Internal Security
department of justice
Agencies for the Maintenance of the Union
Revenue Agencies, Agencies for Internal Security, Agencies for External National Security
cabinet department organization
head is secretary, general consul/chief economist, undersecretaries then operating agencies
legislative president powers
veto state of the union
president military duty
commander of armed forces
Bureaucracy and the rationality principle
instrumental thinking on how to accomplish particular undertakings, dividing up tasks and specialization gets stuff done that legislatures cant
signing statement
an announcement made by the president when a bill is signed into law
shift in power from congress to executive branch
congress can't detail how every agency can carry out laws so give discretion to the agencies
Agencies of Redistribution
government agencies that influence the amount of money in the economy and influence who has money fiscal policy treasury department federal reserve monetary policy
how are rules proposed by agencies passed
public comment, reaction may cause an agency to modify their rules (interest groups)
independent regulatory commission
A government agency or commission with regulatory power whose independence is protected by Congress. federal elections commission
bureaucratic drift
the oft-observed phenomenon of bureaucratic implementation that produces policy more to the liking of the bureaucracy than faithful to the original intention of the legislation that created it, but without triggering a political reaction from elected officials policy principle
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
the permanent agencies that perform defined management tasks for the president; created in 1939, the EOP includes the OMB, the CEA, the NSC, and other agencies
bureau agent rationality principle
maximize budget , more money , gets more stuff done
president has to weigh his veto between
policy preferences and popularity
Agencies for External National Security
State and Defense departments military problem because defense contractors make a lot of money so congress uses pork barrel politics to get larger defense budgets
alternative perspective
responsibility is diffused between president and parties, diffused responsibility it's hard to hold one party or one branch accountable
bureau level agencies ( independent agencies)
like the fbi, divisions, offices, services, and units
government corporations
A government agency that operates like a business corporation, created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program. amtrac
administrative legislation
rules made by regulatory agencies and commissions have the force of legislation, act like courts when make decisions (independent commissions are loyal to congress rather than whites house)
principle agent relationship (institution principle)
the bureau isn't gonna do exactly what they want because they risk loosing funding/jobs so they do in the middle of what they want and what congress wants
Welfare Agencies
government agencies that provide for human welfare social security administration, means tested means you have to make a certain income to get it (welfare)
Section 2
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