This system of patronage involves the firing of administrative
personnel not loyal to the new president’s party to reward those
who assisted in the president’s election.
Established to address unfair business practices like price fixing, this independent regulatory commission was the first of its kind.
The Department of Agriculture was established to assist in the efficient
distribution of food during this major event.
The Progressive Republican President established the
Department of Commerce and Labor to address
employer/employee issues.
To provide opportunities to newly returning veterans to enter college and buy homes this legislation was
passed at the end of WWII.
Under the Department of Commerce, this independent
regulatory agency protects small business from unfair business
practices and approves corporate mergers
FDR’s New Deal and LBJ’s Great Society marked an era where the growth in the federal bureaucracy
was influenced to address this.
The passenger train industry was nationalized due to lack of
profitability which led to the creation of this government
corporation
The Federal Employees Political Activities Act of 1993 replaced this
previous legislation that many argued was too extreme in its
attempt to keep federal employees from being involved in political
activities
This legislation was enacted due to criticism of the spoils system and set up the first civil service system
so that employment of 90% of federal employees was based on
merit.
This is a quasi-legislative administrative process that has the
characteristics of a legislative act utilized by the federal bureaucracy
This control of the federal bureaucracy by Congress can result
in a program not being implemented due to lack of
funding
Appointive policy-making positions, independent regulatory
commissioners, and non-policy patronage positions represent this portion of the federal bureaucracy.
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President Johnson used this method to amend an agency
regulation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of
‘gender’ when awarding government contracts.
Congress in its oversight function held hearings to hold this agency accountable for its bad decisions
after Hurricane Katrina.
This organization assists Congress in its oversight of the
bureaucracy’s financial affairs and how money is spent.