Federal Bureaucracy Jeopardy
This system of patronage involves the firing of administrative personnel not loyal to the new president’s party to reward those who assisted in the president’s election.
Spoils System
Established to address unfair business practices like price fixing, this independent regulatory commission was the first of its kind.
Interstate Commerce Commission (post Civil War)
The Department of Agriculture was established to assist in the efficient distribution of food during this major event.
The Civil War
The Progressive Republican President established the Department of Commerce and Labor to address employer/employee issues.
Theodore Roosevelt
To provide opportunities to newly returning veterans to enter college and buy homes this legislation was passed at the end of WWII.
The GI Bill
Under the Department of Commerce, this independent regulatory agency protects small business from unfair business practices and approves corporate mergers
Federal Trade Commission
FDR’s New Deal and LBJ’s Great Society marked an era where the growth in the federal bureaucracy was influenced to address this.
Social problems
The General Schedule (GS) determines this.
Pay level of federal employees
The passenger train industry was nationalized due to lack of profitability which led to the creation of this government corporation
Amtrak
This private contractor was enlisted to fill bureaucratic positions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Blackwater
The Federal Employees Political Activities Act of 1993 replaced this previous legislation that many argued was too extreme in its attempt to keep federal employees from being involved in political activities
Hatch Act
This legislation was enacted due to criticism of the spoils system and set up the first civil service system so that employment of 90% of federal employees was based on merit.
Pendleton Act (Civil Service Reform Act in 1883)
This is a quasi-legislative administrative process that has the characteristics of a legislative act utilized by the federal bureaucracy
Rule-making
This control of the federal bureaucracy by Congress can result in a program not being implemented due to lack of funding
Power of the Purse (Appropriations)
Appointive policy-making positions, independent regulatory commissioners, and non-policy patronage positions represent this portion of the federal bureaucracy. Hint: (%)
10%
A quasi-judicial process in which bureaucratic agencies settle disputes
Administrative adjudication
This agency was ordered by Congress to overhaul the way in which it conducts audits.
The IRS
President Johnson used this method to amend an agency regulation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of ‘gender’ when awarding government contracts.
Executive order
Congress in its oversight function held hearings to hold this agency accountable for its bad decisions after Hurricane Katrina.
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
This organization assists Congress in its oversight of the bureaucracy’s financial affairs and how money is spent.
Government Account Office GAO or The Congressional Budget Office CBO
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