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THE FEDERAL BUREAUOCRACY. CHAPTER 15. DEFINITIONS. BUREAUCRACY: ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM STAFFED BY NON-ELECTED OFFICIALS ORGANIZED IN AGENCIES EACH HAS A SPECIFIC TASK ADMINISTRATE LAWS PASSED BY CONGRESS. BUREAUCRAT. A PERSON WORKING IN A BURAEUCRACY - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE FEDERAL BUREAUOCRACYCHAPTER 15
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DEFINITIONS• BUREAUCRACY:
ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM STAFFED BY NON-ELECTED OFFICIALS
• ORGANIZED IN AGENCIES
• EACH HAS A SPECIFIC TASK
• ADMINISTRATE LAWS PASSED BY CONGRESS
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BUREAUCRAT
• A PERSON WORKING IN A BURAEUCRACY
• THERE IS A HUGE VARIETY OF TASKS AND SKILLS
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AUTHORITY OF BUREAUCRACY• POWER IS DELEGATED
BY LEGISLATURE• POWER IS DELEGATED
BY THE PRESIDENT
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PUBLIC SERVANTS• THEY ARE THE PUBLIC
FACE OF THE GOVERNMENT
• THEIR JOB IS TO ADMINISTER THE LAW
• SOLVE PROBLEMS OF THE PUBLIC
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FEATURES OF BUREAUCRACYHIERARCHIAL SPECIALIZATION
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FEATURES OF BUREAUCRACYS O P (NO FAVORITISM
ALLOWED)
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BENEFITS OF A BUREAUCRACY• LARGE, COMPLEX TASKS
ARE BROKEN DOWN TO BE SOLVED EFFICIENTLY
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NO CONFUSION OVER AUTHORITY
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EXPERT WORKERS• “EX”—A HAS-BEEN• “SPURT”— A DRIP
UNDER PRESSURE
• SERIOUSLY—WE WANT PEOPLE WHO CAN GUIDE US THROUGH THE COMPLEXITIES OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
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STANDARDS ARE CONSISTANT
• REASONABLE (HOPEFULLY), NOT CHANGING PROCEEDURES
• THOUGH A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY IS OFTEN APPRECIATED
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HISTORY AND GROWTH• TOOK CARE• CHOSE QUALIFIED
PEOPLE• COULD FIRE PEOPLE• (THERE WERE FEW
PEOPLE)
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THE SPOILS SYSTEM• POLITICAL
CONSIDERATIONS WERE PRIMARY
• THOUGHT THE JOBS WERE SIMPLE
• WANTED LOYALTY• CONSIDERED
REPLACEMENT OF BUREAUCRATS TO BE A GOOD THING
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CIVIL WAR• VAST INCREASE IN
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
• HUGE AMOUNT OF CORRUPTION, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE WAR
• INCOMPETENCE WAS VERY EVIDENT—TOO MANY APPOINTEES TO DO A GOOD JOB OF CHECKING QUALIFICATIONS
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PENDLETON ACT• CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
ESTABLISHED• “MERIT” SYSTEM• PRESIDENT NO LONGER
APPOINTED MOST EMPLOYEES
• CAREER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT BEGAN
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WORLD WARS & NEW DEAL• MANY MORE
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES FORMED
• EVEN AFTER THE CRISIS, THE NUMBER OF BUREAUCRATS REMAINED VERY HIGH
• SOCIALIST FOUNDATIONS
• AMERICANS BECAME ADDICTED TO GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
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PAY & BENEFITS FOR BUREAUCRATS
• PAY IS SET BY CONGRESS• PAY IS BETTER THAN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR• BENEFITS TEND TO BE BETTER
(INSURANCE, HOLIDAYS, RETIREMENT)
• THIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF REFORM, CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE
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BUREAUCRATIC POLITICAL ACTION• THEY MAY VOTE• HATCH ACT (1939) SAID
THEY COULD NOT CAMPAIGN FOR OTHERS
• THIS CHANGED (1993), SO NOW THAY MY NOT CAMPAIGN WHILE ON THE JOB OR ON GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. NEITHER CAN THEY INFLUENCE OTHERS ON THE STRENGTH OF THEIR GOVERNMENT JOBS
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BUREAUCRACY TODAY•GET JOB ON MERIT SYSTEM•LIFE-LONG TENURE•PAY & PROMOTIONS BY WRITTEN
EVALUATIONS•PRESIDENT APPOINT TOP 1,000 PEOPLE•CAREER BUREAUCRATS ARE HARD TO
CHANGE (PERSONNEL, PHILOSOPHY, PROCEEDURES)
•NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SHRINK BUREAUCRACY
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BUREAUCRATIC STRUCTURE
•IT IS HUGE!•SEE PAGE 338 IN YOUR TEXT
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE of the PRESIDENT
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE of the PRESIDENT• CLOSEST TO THE
PRESIDENT• MANAGES THE OTHER
ASPECTS OF THE PRESIDENTS OFFICE
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WHITE HOUSE OFFICE• PRESIDENT’S CLOSEST
ADVISORS• CHIEF OF STAFF• PRESS OFFICE• WHITE HOUSE STAFF• WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL
• P. 339-340—know details of 3
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
• PRESIDENT’S BUDGET• COORDINATES CABINET
AGENCIES FINANCES• HELPS PRESIDENT SET
PRIORITIES
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL• POLICY OVER SECURITY
AND INTELLIGENCE• DAILY SECURITY
BRIEFINGS• HAS BEEN USED TO
MANAGE WAR
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OTHER AGENCIES• P. 341• KNOW TWO (list &
explain)
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PRESIDENT’S CABINET• NOT MENTIONED IN
THE CONSTITUTION• CONGRESS DID NOT
FORM IT• FORMED BY THE
PRESIDENT—AND IT IS RESPONSIBLE TO HIM
• ADMINISTRATIVE STYLE OF THE PRESIDENT IS DEMONSTRATED
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
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PRESIDENT NIXON ON BUREAUCRATIC TENURE•“ WE NEVER FIRED ANYBODY. WE
NEVER REPRIMANDED ANYBODY. WE NEVER DEMOTED ANYBODY. WE ALWAYS PROMOTED THE __________ THAT KICKED US IN THE ___________.”
•RICHARD NIXON, 1970
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES• CATEGORY FOR FUNCTIONS THAT DO NOT FIT
OTHER CATEGORIES• AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO KEEP THESE NON-
PARTISAN• THEY ARE OFTEN CALLED “INDEPENDENT”
OUT OF SENSITIVITY TO THEIR TASKS
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INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
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GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS• ESTABLISHED BY
CONGRESS• OPERATE LIKE
BUSINESSES (SORT OF)
• TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (electricity, flood control, recreation, etc.)
• U.S. POSTAL SYSTEM
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REGULATORY COMMISSIONS• OVERSEEN BY THE
PRESIDENT• NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO
THE PRESIDENT• (does that make sense?)• REGULATIONS ARE
NECESSARY, OFTEN FRUSTRATION
• SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
• ETC.
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OPERATION OF BUREAUCRACY• STATUTORY LAW
• MADE BY CONGRESS• BUREAUS MUST
ENFORCE IT
• REGULATORY LAW
• MADE BY BUREAUS• LITTLE OR NO CONTROL
BY CONGRESS OR PRESIDENT
• S O P MEANT TO PROTECT “CLIENTS”
• SEE P. 348
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BUREAUCRATIC REALITIES• “4TH BRANCH OF THE
GOVERNMENT”
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SEPARATION OF POWERS• AGENCIES CAN USE ITS
POSITION TO SEPARATE FROM CONGRESS OR PRESICENCY—OR AT LEAST ACT LIKE IT IS.
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SIZE OF BUREAUOCRACY•LARGEST SEGMENT OF GOVERNMENT
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