PPT-The Federal Bureaucracy

The Bureaucracy Key Definitions and Facts A bureaucracy is a large complex organization of appointed officials The Federal Bureaucracy includes all o f the agencies people and procedures through which the federal government operates. The Federal Bureaucracy . Large, complex organization of appointed, . not . elected. . officials. “. bureau. ”. – French for . small . Bureaucracy. Large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, officials.. Includes all of the agencies, people, and procedures needed to operate the government. “bureau” – French for small desks, referring to the king’s traveling business men who set up small desks in town squares. United States has three aspects of constitutional system and political traditions . 1. Political authority over the bureaucracy is shared among several institutions rather than placed into one set of hands. This contrasts with systems such as the British one, where the prime minister rules supreme (in theory). . Distinctiveness of the United States Bureaucracy-size, scope, and political context. The Constitutional system and traditions make the US bureaucracy distinctive.. -political authority over the bureaucracy is shared by the president and congress. What is it?. Bureaucracy A large organization in which people with specialized knowledge are organized into a clearly defined hierarchy of bureaus and offices, each of which has a specified mission. . Examining the “Fourth Branch”. bureaucracy. literally means “rule by desks”. government by clerks. bureaucracy. Definition:. . an administrative system, especially in a government, that divides work into specific categories carried out by special departments of non-elected officials. Spring 2006. One, Two, Three. Ideal type. “Why bureaucracy?”. Superiority. 7 Characteristics of Bureaucracy. 1. The business is an ongoing concern. 2. Offices function according to rules. 3. Offices are organized hierarchically . Big idea: The federal bureaucracy, part of the executive branch, carries out most of the day to day work of the Federal Government. vocabulary. Bureaucracy. Bureaucrat. Administration. Staff agency. Defining A. “Bureaucracy”. “Bureaucrats”. Pros & Cons. Example. Bureaucracy. EXIT. The FEDERAL Bureaucracy. What is a Bureaucracy?. There are . three. major parts to a bureaucracy…. A bureaucracy is a . Lowi. , Ginsberg, . Shepsle. , . Ansolabehere. The Executive Branch:. Bureaucracy in a Democracy. Chapter 8. Public Opinion and Government Waste. Bureaucracy in a Democracy. The executive branch implements policies. Bureaucracy. Bureau. - Office or Desks. Cracy. - Rule or Form of Rule. Literally means rule from Desks. We have a lot of desks in our country . 3 million civilian and 2 million military. What the Bureaucracy Does. The Bureaucracy. Government’s Most Wasteful Component…or Is It?. “A Bureaucracy” v. “The Bureaucracy”. “A Bureaucracy”. Model of organization…way of organizing large group of people. Carlyle 2013. IV. Institutions of National Government: The Congress, the Presidency, the Bureaucracy, and the Federal Courts. 35–45%. A. The major formal and informal institutional arrangements of power. WHO GOVERNS?. What happened to make the bureaucracy a “. fourth branch” of American national government?. What are the actual size and scope of the federal bureaucracy?. TO WHAT ENDS. ?. What should be done to improve bureaucratic performance?.