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The Bureaucracy

AP Government

Chapter 13

Mr. Benson

Chapter Focus:

This chapter introduces you to what is big about government: the bureaucracy. Both the distinctiveness and the size of the federal government bureaucracy are reviewed, along with the various roles that have been assigned to it throughout history. Significant aspects of the bureaucracy today include the extent and character of its authority, how members are recruited, and other factors that help explain the conduct of bureaucrats in office. Finally, the chapter looks at the way in which Congress attempts to control the behavior of bureaucrats and at various “pathologies” of various large bureaucracies.

After reading and reviewing the material in the chapter, you should be able to do each of the following:

1. Show how bureaucracy continues to grow today, although the number of persons directly employed by government has not greatly increased lately.

2. Show how the roles and missions of the agencies are affected by both internal and external factors.

3. Review congressional measures to control the bureaucracy and discuss whether they are relevant to the federal government bureaucracy today.

Terms:

Annual Authorization Appropriation

Authorization Legislation Bureaucracy

Committee Clearance Competitive Service

Discretionary Authority Freedom of Information Act

Iron Triangle Issue Network

Laisse Faire Legislative Veto

Name-Request Job National Environmental Policy Act

Oversight Pendleton Act

Patronage Privacy Act

Red Tape Spoils System

Trust Fund Whistleblower Protection Act

Schedule C Senior Executive Service

Hatch Act 1993

Discussion Questions:

1. Discuss four factors that help to explain the behavior of appointed officials. Which one do you think is the most important? Why?

2. What does it mean by the term “bureaucratic pathologies”? What are some examples of such pathologies? Why does each of them exist? Can they be corrected? Why or why not?

Remember to answer these as if they were free response questions on the AP exam.

SYLLABUS

3/3-3/6 Separate But Equal

3/9 and 3/10:

1. Journal / Discussion: Who and what constitutes the Bureaucracy? What are the pluses and minuses of the Bureaucracy?

2. Note: The Bureaucracy

3. Give out assignments – Hypothetical Bureaucratic Time

4. Begin Term Lists

Homework: Begin reading Chapter 13

3/11 and 3/12:

1. Journal / Discussion: What are government corporations and independent regulatory agencies?

2. Notes: Gov. Corporations and how they work

3. OMB – its job and importance

4. Practice Essay #1 – review possible answers

Homework: read, HBT ( internet assignment)

3/13 and 3/16

DQs DUE !!!

1. Journal / Discussion: What are iron triangles and discuss “alliance building”.

2. Notes: Iron Triangles

3. Standard Deviants

4. Practice Essay #2

Homework: STUDY FOR THE TEST !!!!!

3/17 and 3/18

1. Unit 6 Test

2. HAND IN TERMS

3/19 and 3/20: Computer Lab – Bureaucratic Scavenger Hunt

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