| federal bureaucracy | a series/collection of government agencies that enforce laws |
| red tape | what maks a bureacracy bad? |
| red tape | conflicting or confusing regulations that must be enforced |
| federal bureaucracy | oversees all agencies but does not enforce laws directly |
| independent requlatory agencies | outside of the influence of the 15 cabinet departments |
| independent executive agencies | what types of independent regulatory agencie has one administrater who is appointed by the president? |
| government corporation | government own buisnesses |
| civil service | government employees |
| 1788-1828 | what years was the patronage system used to appoint civil servies |
| patronage system | chosen based on political alegence and usually qualiied for the job |
| 1828-1883 | what years was the spoils system used? |
| jackson | what president created the spoils system? |
| spoils system | based soley on political allegence |
| merit system | what system is used today to give people civil service jobs? |
| pendlton act | what act created the merit system? |
| 1883 | what year was the pendelton act created? |
| grover cleavland | who's assasination led to the pendelton act? |
| october 1 | when does the fiscal procces start in forming the budget? |
| september 30 | when does the fiscal procces end? |
| 2 trillion | what is the current budget about? |
| mandatory spending | what is the primary focus of any budget? |
| discretionary spending | spending subject to numerouse changes and conditions |
| discretionary spending | spending the president and congress can change |
| surplus | exrta money in a given fiscal year |
| debt | accumulated deficit |
| taxation | money paid to national, state, and ocal governments |
| ability to pay principal | as income increases the % tax also increases |
| benifits received principal | people pay a tax on a good or service |