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Bureaucracy
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Departments, agencies, bureaus and
offices that perform the functions of the
government
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Chain of Command
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Hierarchial structure of authority in which
command flows downward; typical of a
bureaucracy
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Division of Labor
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Division of work amound many specialized workers in a bureaucracy
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Impersonality
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Treatment of all persons with in a bureaucracy on the basis of merit and of all clients served by the bureaucracy equally according to rules
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Implementation
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Development by the federal bureaucracy of procedures and activities to carry out policies lefislated by Congress. It includes regulation as well as adjudication
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Adjudication
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Decision Making by the federal bureaucracy as to whether of not an individual or organization has complied with or violated government laws or regulations
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Regulation
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Development by the federal bureaucracy of formal rules for implementing legislation
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Budget Maximization
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Bureaucrats tendencies to expand their agencies budgets, staff and authority
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Discretionary funds
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Budgeted funds not earmarked for specific purposes but available to be spent in accordance with the best judgement of a bureaucrat
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Spoils System
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Selection of employees for government agencies on the basis of party loyalty, electoral support, and political influence
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Merit System
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Selection of employees for government agencies on the basis of competence with no consideration fo an individual's political stance and or power
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Whistle-blower
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Employee of the fedl govt or of a firm supplying the govt who reports waste, mismanagement and or fraud by a government agency or contractor
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Fiscal Year
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Yearly government accounting period, not necessarily the same as the calendar year. The fedl government begins October 1 and ends Septmeber 30
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Budget Resolution
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Congressional bill setting forth target budget figures for appropriations to various govt departments and agencies
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Authorization
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Act of Congress that establishes a govt program and defines the amount of $ it may spend
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