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WB71: BUREAUCRACY!. A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization. # 12 Administration: The gov’s many administrators and agencies; carry out the policies of the P. Stephanow, 2006. #1: 3 characteristics. Hierarchical authority.
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WB71: BUREAUCRACY! • A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization. • # 12 Administration: The gov’s many administrators and agencies; carry out the policies of the P. Stephanow, 2006
#1: 3 characteristics • Hierarchical authority
#1: 3 characteristics • Hierarchical authority • Job Specialization • #11 Bureaucrats: people who work for a bureaucracy.
#1: 3 characteristics • Hierarchical authority • Job Specialization • Bureaucrats. • Formalized Rules.
Constitutional Reference • #2: Const. makes the P the chief administrator of the fed. Gov. & gives him the power to names heads of departments to assist him in executing the laws. • #3: By reading the Constitution’s powers given to Cg. and the P., you can tell that the Founding Fathers anticipated a Dept. of State and a Dept. of War
The President’s Administration Laying out the blueprints for Administrative Policy… (See p. 417)
Administration has 3 parts: • 15 Cabinet Departments (we already discussed)
Administration has 3 parts: • 15 Cabinet Departments • Executive Office of the White House (we already discussed)
Administration has 3 parts: • 15 Cabinet Departments • Executive Office of the White House • Independent Agencies
#4-8 The Name Game • Department: for agencies of cabinet rank. • Agency: governmental body. • Administration: governmental body. • Commission: agencies in charge of regulating business activities. • Corporation/Authority: agencies that conduct business-like activities.
Staff v. Line Agencies • #9 Staff agencies support the P. and other administrators by offering advice and assistance; party of the P’s Executive Office. • #10 Line agencies perform the task for which they exist. Ex. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
WB 74: Independent Agencies • See p. 417 for partial listing. • See p. 432 for partial listing of Independent Regulatory Commissions.
Independent Agencies are… • #7 Called independent agencies because they are not part of a cabinet department. • Executive in nature because they enforce laws and rules.
Independent Agencies are… • Executive in nature because they enforce laws and rules. • #8 Quasi-legislative because they are allowed to make rules (that have the power of law.)
Independent Agencies are… • Executive in nature because they enforce laws and rules. • Quasi-legislative because they are allowed to make rules (that have the power of law.) • #9 Quasi-judicial because they can decide disputes. • Mrs. Stephanow’s SEC example.
WB 75: Civil Service System • Set up by the Pendleton Act. • Competitive process to obtain employment with the FEDs, based on merit. • #6 P’s previously used the SPOILS SYSTEM. • Practice of giving offices and other favors of government to political supporters and friends.
MAY DO: Register & vote Assist reg. drives Express opinions Participate in campaigns Contribute money Wear political badges Join political clubs Sign nomination petitions Campaign for or against constitutional questions & referendums MAY NOT DO: Be candidates for public office in partisan elections Make campaign speeches in partisan elections Distribute campaign material in partisan elections Organize or manage political rallies or meetings Hatch Act—the Political Do’s & Don’ts--1939
Federal Employees Political Activities Act--1993 • #5 These things were previously prohibited under the Hatch Act. They are now legal. • Campaign for/against candidate in partisan elections. • Collect contributions or sell tickets to political fund raising events. • Hold public office in political clubs or parties. • Work to register voters for one party only.