Set: GOV: Bureaucracy, civil services and the budget

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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

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Creator searayman
Created March 16, 2007
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Tags budget, gov, government, us
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searayman : Changed october 1 → when does the fiscal procces startin forming the budget? to october 1 → when does the fiscal procces start in forming the budget?
searayman : Changed merit system → what system is used to give people civil service jobs? to merit system → what system is used today to give people civil service jobs?
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