1. Chapter 15 Bureaucracy

2. Bur. Weberian model ◦ -Heirarchy ◦ Specialization ◦ Merit ◦ Impersonal

3. Bur. Myths ◦ All hate ◦ Getting bigger (true for states) ◦ Most in DC ◦ Ineffective *Polls

4. Bur. Patronage (spoils system) Pendleton Act (Garfield) ◦ Civil Service Hatch Act OPM GS SES

5. Bur. Org ◦ Cabinet Depts ◦ Independent Reg. Comm. ◦ Gov. Corp ◦ Ind. Executive Agencies

6. Cont. Implementation ◦ -Problems Privitization Regulation/Deregulation

7. Checks Pres. ◦ Appoint ◦ Ex. Orders ◦ Alter budget ◦ reorganize Congress ◦ Confirm ◦ Purse ◦ Oversight (hearings) ◦ Rewrite legislation Judicial ◦ Review

8. (cont.) Iron Triangle (see diagram) ◦ Cong. Comm. ◦ Dept. ◦ Interest groups Issue Networks ◦ Media ◦ Cong. Staff ◦ Think tanks