Bureaucracy
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tthapaliya on February 2, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bureaucracy | A large complex organization composed of appointed officials |
| Government by proxy | Washington pays state and local governments and private groups to staff and administer federal programs |
| Laissez-faire | An economic theory that government should not regulate or interfere commerce |
| Discretionary authority | The extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose courses of action and make policies not spelled out in advance by laws |
| Competitive service | The government offices to which people are appointed on the basis of merit |
| name-request job | A job filled by a person whom an agency has already identified |
| Iron Triangle | A close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group |
| Issue network | A network of people in Washington, D.C. based interest groups on congressional staffs, in universities and think tanks, and |
| authorization legislation | Legislative permission to begin or continue government programs and agencies |
| appropriation | A legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency |
| Trust Funds | Funds for government programs collected and spent outside the regular government budget |
| Committee clearance | The ability of a congressional committee to review and approve certain agency decisions in advance and without passing a law |
| Legislative veto | The authority of congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place |
| red tape | Complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done |
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