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B Guy Peters University of Pittsburgh The terms bureaucracy and democracy are usually thought of both in the academic and the for the effective administration of public programsto the wishes and. The Federal Bureaucracy . Large, complex organization of appointed, . not . elected. . officials. “. bureau. ”. – French for . small . Line at the DMV. Bureaucracy. Large, complex organization of appointed, not elected, . officials with authority divided among several managers.. “bureau” – French for small desks, referring to the king’s traveling business men who set up small desks in town squares. 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. Governance. The Role of . State. B, Guy Peters. Department. of Political Science. University. of Pittsburgh. Crucial Questions. Quality of Life. Policy Capacity . Transparency and Democracy. But Not Easy to Attain. Presidential vs. Parliamentary Systems. Bureaucracy and the Iron Triangle. Why . Parties and Elections in Authoritarian Regimes?. Presidential. Parliamentary. More checks and balances. Leg and Exec ‘. Most of people do not think of bureaucracies in a positive light. .. The . answer to our simple questions is usually forwarded from desk to desk. .. . The . term . bureaucracy typically refers to the agencies of government, but bureaucracy is also a form of organization found in both the public and private sectors. . 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).. 12.1 Intro. Intro. Obama had to do a lot of stuff. Healthcare. Economic crisis. Nukes in North Korea and Iran. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq . Names for the president . Leader of the free world, commander in chief. 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 . 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. 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. Greece. : The Ancient Greeks governed. under a . direct democracy. . In a direct . democracy, citizens participate . directly. in. the decision making process of . Government.. Rome. : The Ancient Romans saw the rise of. 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. Democracy: Rule by . the People. . Two Types:. A. Direct (pure): rule by the people . themselves.. B. Indirect (representative): rule . by elected representatives..