PPT-The Federal Bureaucracy: Chapter 15

What is a Bureaucracy Hierarchical Authority Structure Power flows topdown and responsibility bottomtotop Task Specialization Experts perform jobs with extensive rules Operate on Merit Principle. 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). . 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. . Most . demographically representative part of government.. Diversity of jobs mirrors the private sector. .. 4 million employees; 2.8 million are civilians or “civil servants”. President only appoints 3% (patronage or political appointments). ®. American Government and Politics. Unit . VI . – . The Presidency (13) and . The Federal Bureaucracy (15). Part 2 – The Federal Bureaucracy. Large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, . 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. A method for organizing large groups. Loyola’s Bureaucracy. Characteristics of a Bureaucracy. Internal . Division of Labor. specialized by function.. Employees are recruited and promoted based on expertise (usually).. 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. 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.. Unit IV. 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. 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 . Some Bureaucratic Myths and Realities. Americans dislike bureaucrats. Bureaucracies are growing bigger each year. State and local: 20 million. Federal: 2.7 million; 2% of all civilian jobs. 14.1. Some Bureaucratic Myths and Realities. 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?.