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