bureaucracy ( crash course )
What are the advantages of a bureaucracy?
a certain amount of stability and the built up expertise that comes with it
Why do have/use a bureaucracy?
are efficient, implement the laws that congress writes, make and enforce their own rules, settle disputes through administrative adjudcution
Who would enforce laws without a bureaucracy?
cabinet department agency's
Explain what types of controls are "before the fact" with regards to limiting bureaucratic discretion.
careful drafting through legislation that creates bureaucracy itself - procedural -appointment of agency heads
How does the rulemaking process allow for political participation? Can you give an example?
if you say " shitz sticks " on tv the FCC can fine you just like the local law enforcement in speeding
What do bureaucrats do?
implement laws that congress writes, makes and enforce their own rules, settle disputes through administrative asjudication
What are the two broad ways Congress attempts to control the bureaucracy?
institute before the fact control or after the fact control
What is bureaucracy?
is a complex structure of offices, task, rules and principles organization that are employed by all large scale institutions
What are the differences between political appointees and those hired through the civil service system?
political appointees is any employee who is appointed by the president, VP or agency head
What are two issues with bureaucrats' responsibilities? Why are these issues?
separation of powers, can easily over power them because it is too big
Explain how each of the following limits the growth of the bureaucracy: termination, deregulation, devolution, privatization - use examples
termination- get id of executive departments deregulation-congress limits the number of regulations that an agency is allowed to enforce ( airline industry) devolution-congress shifts or devolves the task, or burden, of regulation from a federal agency to states and municipalities privatization-turning over burcrat function
What is the best way to control the bureaucracy?
through the appropriations process
