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Bardes Vocabulary
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12th Grade
10/24/2011

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Bureaucracy
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Organization that is structured hierachically to carry our specific functions
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Weberian Model
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model of bureaucracy developed by German, who viewed bureaucracies as rational in which decisions were based on logical reasoning.
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Acquisitive Model
Definition
model of bureaucracy that views top-level bureaucrats as seeking to expand the size of their budgets and staffs to gain power.
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Monopolistic Model
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model of bureaucracy that compares bureaucracies to monopolistic business firms. Inefficient & costly operations.
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Administrative Agency
Definition
federal, state, or local government unit established to perform a function. Created by legislative bodies to enforce specific laws.
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Cabinet Department
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one of the fifteen major departments of executive branch.
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Line Organization
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In the federal government, an administrative unit that is directly accountable to president.
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Independent Executive Agency
Definition
Federal agency that is not part of cabinet department but reports to president.
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Independent Regulatory Agency
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An agency outside the major exec departments that's in charge with making rules & regulations.
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Capture
Definition
act by which an industry being regulated by a government agency gains direct or indirect control over agency personnel
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Government Corporation
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agency of government that administer a quasi-business enterprise.
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Nationalization
Definition
takeover of business enterprise by the national government. Bankruptcy
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Preferred Stock
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special share of ownership in a corp that typically confers no right to vote for company but does pay interest.
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Gov't in Sunshine Act
Definition
law that requires all committee-directed federal agencies to conduct business in public session.
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Sunset Legislation
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laws requiring that existing programs be reviewed regularly for their effectiveness & be terminated unless specifically extended as a result of these reviews.
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Privatization
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replacement of gov't services with services provided by private firms.
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Whistleblower
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someone who brings public attention gross governmental inefficiency of illegal action.
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Enabling Legislation
Definition
powers of agencies.
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