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a large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions
bureacracy
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one of the 15 major departments of the executive branch
cabinet department
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the act by which an industry being regulated by a government agency gains direct or indirect control over agency personnel and decision makers.
capture
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the initial central personnel agency of the national government; created in 1883
civil service commission
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a statute enacted by congress that authorizes the creation of an administrative agency and specifies the name, purpose, composition, functions, and powers of the agency being created
enabling legislation
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an agency of government that administers a quasi-business enterprise. these corporations are used when the activities to be performed are primarily commercial
government corporation
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a law that requires all committee-directed federal agencies to conduct their business regularity in public session
government in the sunshine act
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a federal agency that is not part of a cabinet department but reports directly to the president
independent executive agency
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an agency outside the major executive departments charged with making and implementing rules and regulations.
independent regulatory agency
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a three-way alliance among legislators in congress, bureaucrats, and interest groups to make or preserve policies that benefit their respective interests.
iron triangle
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a group of individuals or organizations- which may consists of legislators and legislative staff members, interest group leaders, bureaucrats, scholars and other experts, and media representatives- that supports a particular policy position on a given issue
issue network
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in the federal government, an administrative unit that is directly accountable to the president
line organization
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the selection, retention, and promotion of government employees on the basis of competitive examinations.
merit system
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an act that established the principle of federal government employment based on merit and created the civil service commission to administer the personnel service
Pendleton act (civil service reform act)
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the replacement of government services with services provided by private firms
privatization
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the awarding of government jobs to political supporters and friends.
spoils system
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laws requiring that existing programs be reviewed regularly for their effectiveness and be terminated unless specifically extended as a result of these reviews.
sunset legislation
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in the context of government, someone who brings gross governmental inefficiency or an illegal action to the public's attention.
whistleblower
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