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Lecture #23 American Government; The Bureaucracy
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Fall2015 amergovtweek14lecture23bcracyshastri
- 1. WEEK #14 LECTURE #23 BUREAUCRACY AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PROFESSOR SHASTRI FALL 2015
- 2. OUTLINE OF THE BUREAUCRACY PART A) BASICS OF THE BUREAUCRACY PART B) THE AMERICAN BUREAUCRACY PART C) MAKING THE BUREAUCRACY FUNCTION BETTER PART D) BUREAUCRACY & INTRA/INTER-GOV’T RELATIONSHIPS
- 3. PART A) BASICS OF THE BUREAUCRACY
- 4. BUREAUCRACY: DEFINITION & COMPONENTS DEFINED: AN ORGANIZATION SET UP IN A LOGICAL & RATIONAL MANNER FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCOMPLISHING SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY: 1) HIERARCHY; 2) SPECIALIZATION; 3) EXPERTISE; 4) TRANSPARENCY; 5) PROFESSIONALISM; 6) MERIT-BASED
- 5. SPOILS SYSTEM TO CIVIL SERVICE SPOILS SYSTEM (PG. 328) PATRONAGE (PG. 328) CIVIL SERVICE (PG. 328) & SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION 1) 1883 PENDLETON ACT 2) 1939 HATCH ACT
- 6. PART B) THE AMERICAN BUREAUCRACY
- 7. AMERICAN BUREAUCRACY & FUNCTIONS • KEY FACT IS THAT ORGANIZATIONS WERE OFTEN CREATED & DEVELOPED INDEPENDENTLY, NOT ON PLAN WHAT IT DOES • SERVING ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS • RESPONDING TO CHANGING NATIONAL NEEDS • RESPONDING TO THE DEMANDS OF CLIENTAL GROUPS
- 8. TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS • CABINET-LEVEL DEPARTMENTS (PG. 332) • INDEPENDENT AGENCIES (PG. 334) • INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS (PG. 334) • REGULATIONS (PG. 334) • GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS (PG. 335)
- 9. ROLES OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY ADMINISTRATOR RULE-MAKER (BUREAUCRATIC DISCRETION PG. 338) JUDGE NOTE: IT’S THE WIDE SCOPE OF BUREAUCRATIC POWER THAT CREATES PROBLEMS RELATED TO ACCOUNTABILITY
- 10. DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE BUREAUCRATS • RESEMBLES THE OVERALL WORKFORCE WELL • CLOSE TO PARITY ON GENDER • SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINORITY %-AGE (ESPECIALLY AFRICAN- AMERICAN PERCENTAGE, BUT LOW HISPANIC %-AGE) • SENIOR LEVEL DOMINATED WELL-EDUCATED WHITE MALES
- 11. PART C) MAKING THE BUREAUCRACY FUNCTION BETTER
- 12. PROBLEMS OF/SOLUTIONS TO THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY PROBLEMS OF 1) LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY 2) WORKS TOO SLOWLY 3) FINANCIALLY EXPENSIVE 4) TOO MUCH RED TAPE (PG. 328) SOLUTIONS TO 1) PRIVATIZATION 2) DEREGULATION 3) DEVOLUTION 4) “REINVENTING GOVERNMENT”
- 13. PROBLEMS THAT U.S. DEMOCRACY’S FRAMEWORK CAUSES • SYSTEM OF CHECKS & BALANCES SLOWS GOV’T • SEPARATION OF POWERS, FILIBUSTER, BICAMERALISM • BILL OF RIGHTS MAKES GOV’T JUSTICE SLOW • ELECTIONS: STAGGERED & DIFFERENT LEVELS
- 14. PROBLEMS U.S.’S ECONOMICS IN POLITICS CAUSES • LOBBYISTS CAN STALL GOVERNMENT ACTIONS • SO MUCH $$ COMING FROM DIFFERENT SIDES • BUSINESS MOVING FASTER MEANS GOV’T CAN’T REGULATE • AMERICAN VALUES OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT
- 15. PART D) BUREAUCRACY & INTRA/INTER–GOV’T RELATIONSHIPS
- 16. INTRA #1: BUREAUCRATIC CULTURE DEFINED (PG. 340) • POLICY COMMITMENT • ADOPTION OF BUREAUCRATIC BEHAVIOR (BUREAUCRATSE PG. 340) • SPECIALIZATION & EXPERTISE • IDENTIFICATION WITH THE AGENCY
- 17. INTRA #2: SHORT-TERM APPOINTEES VS. LONG TERM CIVIL SERVANTS • CONFLICTING AGENDAS • CONFLICTING TIME FRAMES • PSYCHOLOGICAL CLASH OF EGOS • PRESIDENTIAL STRATEGIES
- 18. INTER-GOV’T: AGENCIES, BUREAUCRACY & COURTS INTERAGENCY 1) CONSTITUENCY BUILDING 2) GUARDING THE TURF BUREAUCRACY AND THE COURT 1) AGENCIES CAN BE SUED 2) COURTS & BUREAUCRACY LIMITED INTERACTION
- 19. BUREAUCRACY AND THE PRESIDENT • APPOINTMENT POWER • THE BUDGET PROPOSAL • THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO • GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION • POWERS OF PERSUASION
- 20. BUREAUCRACY & THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH • IRON TRIANGLES (PG. 350) • ISSUE NETWORKS (PG. 351) • CONGRESS CONTROLS THE PURSE OVER BUREAUCRACIES • BUREAUCRACIES CONTROL ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS MADE BY CONGRESS, & HOW THEIR FUNDS ARE USED • CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT (PG. 351)