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Bureaucracy -U.S. population has grown to nearly 300 million people -Need for larger and larger government -citizens demand greater services -government involved in more areas than ever before -Bureaucracy / Civil Service -those people who work permanently for the government
Transcript of 31 federal bureaucracy
Bureaucracy-U.S. population has grown to
nearly 300 million people
-Need for larger and largergovernment
-citizens demand greaterservices
-government involved in moreareas than ever before
-Bureaucracy / Civil Service
-those people who workpermanently for thegovernment
Bureaucracy-U.S. population has grown to
nearly 300 million people
-Need for larger and largergovernment
-citizens demand greaterservices
-government involved in moreareas than ever before
-Bureaucracy / Civil Service
-those people who workpermanently for thegovernment
Bureaucracy-U.S. population has grown to
nearly 300 million people
-Need for larger and largergovernment
-citizens demand greaterservices
-government involved in moreareas than ever before
-Bureaucracy / Civil Service
-those people who workpermanently for thegovernment
Red Tape
-Red Tape
-This refers to the extrahassle and paperwork that isrequired to get things donein a bureaucracy
-Why is Red Tape needed???
-although a hassle, theprocedures which cause redtape also reduce the numberof decision makers in thebureaucracy. This hopefullycreates a system which isabsolutely equal for allinvolved.
Spoils System-Presidents have the responsibility
of appointing many people to leadthe executive departments andagencies.
-Current Administrations haveover 2,000 positions to lead thebureaucracy
-Who would President’s choose tofill these positions???
-party members, advisors,supporters
-Spoils System--Patronage
-gave government positions aspolitical rewards. This often ledto graft and corruption.
Civil Service System-Attempts to end the Spoils
System
-citizens began to tire of thecorrupt government in the late1800’s
-Pendelton Act, 1883
-also called the merit system
-sets up a commission todetermine the availability ofcertain government positions
-Civil Service Commission
-set up a testing procedure togive jobs to the most qualifiedapplicants
Civil Service System-Attempts to end the Spoils
System
-citizens began to tire of thecorrupt government in the late1800’s
-Pendelton Act, 1883
-also called the merit system
-sets up a commission todetermine the availability ofcertain government positions
-Civil Service Commission
-set up a testing procedure togive jobs to the most qualifiedapplicants
