The Bureaucracy

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Chapter 14

• The Bureaucracy

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What is a bureaucracy?

• a large organization that is structured
  hierarchically to carry out specific functions
• private bureaucracies exist within organizations
  like corporations
• has a single set of leaders
• public bureaucracies exist within organizations
  like governments
• typically have multiple sets of leaders
  (Congress, President, etc.)
• serve citizen instead of stockholders

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The Organization of the Federal Government

• Cabinet Departments
• Independent Executive Agencies
• Independent Regulatory Agencies
• Government Corporations

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Figure 14-3 Organization chart of the Federal
Government
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Table 14-2 Continued
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Staffing the Bureaucracy

• political appointees
• civil service

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History of the Federal Civil Service

• The Spoils System
• The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883
• the merit system
• the Civil Service Commission
• The Hatch Act of 1939
• The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978

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Modern Attempts at Bureaucratic Reform

• Sunshine Laws
• Sunset Laws
• Contracting Out
• Incentives
• Helping Whistle Blowers

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Congressional Control of the Bureaucracy

• Authorizing funds
• Appropriating Funds
• Congressional Investigations, hearings and review