Unit 2 Bureaucracy

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The __ refers to all the government groups and agencies that help the president carry out the law
bureaucracy
The long term relationship between a congressional committee, bureaucratic agency, and interest group to shape public policy is called an
iron triangle
When you give a person a government job based on how much support they showed you this is called (merit or patronage)
patronage
A temporary iron triangle formed to solve a specific problem is called an
issue network
what branch of government can check the bureaucracy by declaring a rule or policy unconstitutional? (congress, president, judicial)
judicial
When the president uses the media to appeal directly to the people this is called
bully pulpit
What branch of government can check the bureaucracy by holding a hearing, increasing/decreasing their budget, passing legislation? (congress, president, judicial)
congress
The government corporation that provides travel by railroad across the US is called
amtrak
What branch of government can check the bureaucracy by appointing the new leader of a government group with senate confirmation and using the bully pulpit to shape their agenda? (congress, president, judicial)
president
When congress supervises the bureaucracy by holding a hearing or has members of the bureaucracy testify this is called __
oversight
bureaucratic __ refers to the power to have authority to write a rule, use their judgement when creating a policy
discretion
When the FDA determines a child must go home from daycare if they have a fever higher than 100.8 F this is an example of the bureaucracy __ (rule making or punishment)
rule making
When the FCC fines CBS $500,000 for having inappropriate words said during the Super Bowl this is an example of the bureaucracy issuing a __ (rule making or punishment)
punishment
bureaucratic agencies are experts in their field does this mean they are specialists or generalists
specialists
When you give a person a government job based on job performance this is called (merit or patronage)
merit
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