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Bureaucracy
- 1. Chapter 13: TheBureaucracy
- 2. Tonight’s Class Reviewschedule Politics in the news The Presidency
- 3. Schedule Ch 12 4/21 The Presidency Ch 13 4/28 The Bureaucracy Ch 14 5/5 The Judiciary 5/12 •Foreign policy Ch 16 •Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan 5/19 •Global warming •Review for the final 5/26 Final exam
- 4. Final exam 50multiple choice questions from ch. 7-14 Two essays selected from: The current economic crisis Foreign policy Global warming
- 5. The Bureaucracy: ThePower of Rule-Making 5 Click the icon to open the movie Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 6. Questions 6 Why does Congress allow for bureaucratic rulemaking? What are the potential conflicts in a system that allows bureaucratic rulemaking? Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 7. Bureaucracies 7 Bureaucracies are often handy political targets to blame for society’s ills. Yet, the same bureaucrats who are blamed for red tape have also accomplished some remarkable tasks: NASA TVA Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 8. Bureaucracies (cont.) 8 Americans tend to be against “Big Government” in the abstract, but they also demand all kinds of government services. Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 9. © 2003 AP/Wide World Photos 2002 AP/ Wide World Photos Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning 9
- 10. Bureaucracy and thePolicy Process 10 Client Groups Congress Triangles and Subgovernments Issue Networks Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 11. The Veterans Affairs“Triangle” 11 Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 12. The Politics ofBureaucracy 12 Bureaucracy and Public Opinion Bureaucracy and the President Bureaucracy and Policymaking Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 13. Models of Bureaucracy 13 Weberian Model Hierarchy Specialization Rules and regulations Neutrality Acquisitive Model Monopolistic Model Bureaucracies Compared Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 14. The Size ofthe Bureaucracy 14 Today there are about 2.7 million civilian employees of the federal government. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt/Landov) Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 15. A Profile ofBureaucracy: Government Employment— Federal, State, and Local 15 Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
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- 17. Federal Agencies and Their Employees 17 Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 18. 18 Government Employment at the Federal, State, and Local Levels Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
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- 20. The Organization ofthe Federal Bureaucracy 20 Cabinet Departments Independent Executive Agencies Independent Regulatory Agencies The Purpose and Nature of Regulatory Agencies Agency Capture Deregulation and Reregulation Government Corporations Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 21. Major Regulatory Agencies 21 The Federal Trade Commission (1914) The Federal Communications Commission (1934) The Securities and Exchange Commission (1934) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1978) Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 22. Deregulation 22 The government regulation of industry, which increased during the New Deal administration of FDR, had by the 1970s, become a target of criticism. In the 1970s, President Carter called for deregulation of airlines, banking, trucking, railroads, and telecommunications. Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 23. The Growth ofSocial Regulation 23 Although considerable deregulation of transportation, communications, and financial industries took place, social regulation increased during the 1970s and 1980s. Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 24. Staffing the Bureaucracy 24 Political Appointees The aristocracy of the federal government The difficulty of firing civil servants Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 25. Modern Attempts at Bureaucratic Reform 25 Sunshine Laws The 1966 Freedom of Information Act Changes after 9/11 Sunset Laws require congressional review of existing programs to determine their effectiveness. If Congress does not explicitly reauthorize a program, it expires. Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 26. The Civil Service 26 The Spoils System The Road to Reform 1850s Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 27. The Carter Reforms 27 The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 Whistle-blowers The Senior Executive Service Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 28. “I’m sorry, dear, but you knew I was a bureaucrat when you married me.” The New Yorker Collection 1980. Robert Weber from cartoonbank.com. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning 28
- 29. Modern Attempts at Bureaucratic Reform (cont.) 29 Privatization Incentives for Efficiency and Productivity The Government Performance and Results Act of 1997 Saving Costs through E-Government Helping Out the Whistle Blowers Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 30. Bureaucrats as Politiciansand Policy-Makers 30 The Rulemaking Environment Waiting periods and court challenges Negotiated Rulemaking Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 31. Congressional Control ofthe Bureaucracy 31 The ultimate control is in the hands of Congress because Congress controls the purse strings. Congressional control of the bureaucracy includes the establishment of agencies and departments, the budget process, and oversight conducted through investigations, hearings, and review. Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 32. Questions for Critical Thinking 32 What could be done to eliminate iron triangles? In modern times, we tend to equate the term “bureaucracy” with “red tape” or inefficiency. How does the goal of neutrality and the need for specialization help reinforce those images? Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 33. Web Links 33 US Office of Personnel Management The Project on Government Oversight USA Jobs Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 34. Web Links (cont.) 34 GAO—U.S. Government Accountability Office FAS—Federation of American Scientists OMB Watch Openthegovernment.org Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning