U.S. Federal Bureaucracy: Understanding Legislative Permissions and Government Systems

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What is the term for legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency?

What is a legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency called?

What is the system of government in which most important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives?

What is the process called when the federal bureaucracy settles disputes over the implementation of federal laws?

What term describes bureaucrats' use of their own judgment in interpreting and carrying out the laws of Congress?

What is the ability of a congressional committee to review and approve certain agency decisions in advance called?

What are the government offices called where people are appointed based on merit, ascertained by exams or selection criteria?

What term describes the thousands of federal government agencies and institutions that implement and administer federal laws and programs?

What is the merit-based bureaucracy, excluding the armed forces and political appointments, known as?

What is the term for when Washington pays state and local governments and private groups to staff and administer federal programs?

What is the process of putting a law into practice through bureaucratic rules or spending called?

What is the term for a close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group?

What term describes relationships among interest groups, congressional committees, and government agencies sharing a common policy concern?

What is the system called where people are hired into government jobs based on their qualifications?

What 1883 law created a Civil Service Commission and stated that federal employees could not be required to contribute to campaign funds nor be fired for political reasons?

What is the appointment to political office, usually as a reward for helping get a president elected, called?

What term describes complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done?

What is the term for government intervention in a market that affects the production of a good?

What is the system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends called?

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