POLS 1101 1st edition Lecture 25Outline of Previous LectureI. Took quizII. Discussed test and went over questionsOutline of Current Lecture Current Lecture I. Bureaucracy in Action Bureaucracies administer policies created by laws made by Congress and signed by the president Potential for agency loss is delegated by Congress to the executive branch Civil servants are hired for their skillso They must go through a screening and selection process Bureaucrats are not like stereotypes. They more mirror the population than Congress Culture and Autonomyo Long serving civil servants absorb agency cultureo They become expert and are hard to monitor because they know more about their policy area and technical issues than Congress The Civil Servants become PoliticiansII. Bureaucrats as Politicians They are politicians because of necessity Their most important political relationship is with Congresso Must convince them they are faithful and loyal agentso Need appreciative constituency as wello Can develop close relationships with Congress and staf Some of the civil servants turn corrupt or are incompetentIII. Controlling the Bureaucracy Congress and the President each have their own way of influencing agency behavioro Carrots and stickso Budgets Congressional Controlo Creates and empowers agencies with ordinary legislation and they can also take that power awayo Provides funding – annual budgetsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Agencies know this and are very responsive to Congress, Members of Congress and their staf Presidential Controlo The President is at the top but has trouble controlling things directlyo Most Presidents try and stay on good standing with bureaucracieso But when it comes down to it sometimes a president will use carrots and sticksIV. Barriers to Control Iron Triangleso Alliance of bureaucrats, members of congress, organized interest groupso Narrowly focused sub governments controlling policy in their domain-out of sight of full congress, media, public This is a danger of agencies getting captured by the industries they are regulating and acting against Congressional mandate and public
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