AP American Government

Bureaucracy Ch. 9 Study Guide

  1. Vocab is very important in this chapter. Be sure to study the vocab!
  2. What is the bureaucracy? Give three examples of bureaucratic organizations.
  3. Describe the spoils system and significance of the Pendleton Act.
  4. What is an independent regulatory commission? How are Congress and the president involved in the creation and running of IRCs?
  5. According to the graph on p. 320, under which president did the U.S. government have the largest number of employees? Why?
  6. Who are the largest employers in the bureaucracy?
  7. What is the Cabinet? List all the Cabinet departments shown on p.328. Which two or three do you think are most important and why?
  8. Give at least two examples each of govt. corporations, regulatory commissions, and executive agencies.
  9. What rules govern the political activities of government employees?
  10. What is administrative discretion?
  11. How does the bureaucracy make policy?
  12. When do bureaucratic agents act like law-makers?
  13. Describe iron triangles and issue networks.
  14. What is implementation?
  15. How can the executive and legislative branches check the power of the bureaucracy?

AP American Government

Bureaucracy Ch. 9 Study Guide

  1. Vocab is very important in this chapter. Be sure to study the vocab!
  2. What is the bureaucracy? Give three examples of bureaucratic organizations.
  3. Describe the spoils system and significance of the Pendleton Act.
  4. What is an independent regulatory commission? How are Congress and the president involved in the creation and running of IRCs?
  5. According to the graph on p. 320, under which president did the U.S. government have the largest number of employees? Why?
  6. Who are the largest employers in the bureaucracy?
  7. What is the Cabinet? List all the Cabinet departments shown on p.328. Which two or three do you think are most important and why?
  8. Give at least two examples each of govt. corporations, regulatory commissions, and executive agencies.
  9. What rules govern the political activities of government employees?
  10. What is administrative discretion?
  11. How does the bureaucracy make policy?
  12. When do bureaucratic agents act like law-makers?
  13. Describe iron triangles and issue networks.
  14. What is implementation?
  15. How can the executive and legislative branches check the power of the bureaucracy?