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By DK Learning Objectives Define the Bureaucracy and its major functions Explain how Congress and the Executive oversee the Bureaucracy Crash Course Crash Course Bureaucracy Outline the basic history of the development of bureaucracy in the United States Give emphasis to the turning poin ID: 624812

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Slide1

Executive Branch and Bureaucracy

By DKSlide2

Learning Objectives

Define the Bureaucracy and its major functions

Explain how Congress and the Executive oversee the Bureaucracy Slide3

Crash Course

Crash Course Bureaucracy Slide4

Outline the basic history of the development of bureaucracy in the United States. Give emphasis to the turning points in this process. (331-334)Slide5

1883 Pendleton Civil Service Act – merit system became basis for government positions (not spoils system)

1890-1920 – increase in governmental regulatory power through laws and executive action

1930s – New Deal programs in response to Great Depression expanded government influence

1960s – Great Society more government regulations – particularly voting rights and minority rights Slide6

1) What does the FHFA illustrate about the ”conflict and compromise” within the federal government?

What is the argument put forth by

The Rise of the Fourth Branch of

Government

?Slide7

Bureaucracy

What is the Bureaucracy? What does it do

? (questions 2-4 on Pt.

1) Slide8

Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy:

the

system of civil servants and political appointees who implement congressional and presidential

decisionsSlide9

What does the Bureaucracy do

Creates Regulations

Notice and comment procedure:

a

step in the rule-making process in which proposed rules are published in the Federal Register and made available for debate by the general

public

Procurement (Government purchases) The General Services Administration manages 8000 buildings and 208,000 buildings

Deliver Services

Research and Development

Manage contractors Slide10

Why are regulations controversial?Slide11

They involve trade-offs!

I

ncompatible goals

Decisions made under uncertain circumstances

Example…Slide12

Bureaucratic Expertise

Clearly

explain the issues of

(Figure 11.1)

Red Tape

SOP

the

Problem of

Control

Principle- Agent problem Slide13
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Slide16

Bureaucratic

control

What is Bureaucratic drift?

Why are Bureaucratic hard to control

?

How are agencies organized to prevent bureaucratic drift? (343-344

)

What is the difference between police patrol oversight and fire alarm

oversight (pg. 347)? Slide17

Is Political Control of the Bureaucracy Beneficial?

You decide Pg. 345Slide18

What is the difference between independent agencies and the organizations that fall with executive departments?

336-337

See Figure 11.2 pg. 335

See Fig 11.3 Pg. 336

See Figure 11.1 pg. 338Slide19

What are some of the issues of the size of the federal government?

Why had the government grown so much over time?Slide20

What does the Civil Service System do

?

 

What are some of the problems with this system? (340-341

)

What is the difference between appointees and members of the Senior Executive Service? (341)

What restrictions are placed on federal employees in terms of political activity? How does this become difficult for political appointees? (342) Slide21

Summarize the section “The Consequences of Control”. (348-349)