Bureaucracy
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This document provides an overview of the key concepts in the POL 205 course on the US bureaucracy. It discusses Max Weber's principles of bureaucracy, the three main functions of the US bureaucracy as implementation, regulation, and adjudication. It also outlines how political influences have shaped the bureaucracy historically from the spoils system to civil service reforms and key laws that have expanded bureaucratic powers like the Interstate Commerce Act and Federal Reserve Act.
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Bureaucracy
- 11. Hierarchy Chain of command Specialization Tasks are divided Explicit Rules Personal discretion limit Standardization, Predictability Merit Objective criteria for hiring, etc. Max Weber
- 13. #1: Implementation (Administrator) How will congressional laws be implemented? #2: Regulation (Rule Maker) What rules will govern implementation? #3: Adjudication (Judge) What happens if someone breaks rules?
- 15. Influenced by congressional preferences, political loyalty, and electoral support “To the victor go the spoils” Example: Jackson and Bank Funds Treasury secretaries who would not remove funding were fired.
- 16. GARFIELD ASSASSINATION PENDLETON ACT (1883) Signed into law by Arthur Civil Service Commission Beginning of merit system for hiring in federal bureaucracy
- 18. Interstate Commerce Act (1887) Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) Meat Inspection Act (1906) Federal Reserve Act (1914
- 19. Hatch Act (1939) FDR and the New Deal Civil service employees and political campaigns Sunshine and Sunset Laws Sunshine: Open Meetings Sunset:Timetable for Legislation
- 21. Interest Group AARP Congressional Committee Select Committee on Aging Bureaucratic Agency Social Security Administration