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vocab crossword

Reconstruction after the civil war
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Mutually dependent, mutually advantageous relationship between bureaucratic agencies, interest groups and cogressional committees or subcommittees
The stage of policymaking between the establishment of a policy and the consequences of a policy for the people affected
Type of commission/government agency with responsibility for making and enforcing the rules to protect the public interest in some sector of the economy and for judging disputes over these rules.
When Congress cannot reach agreement and pass appropriations bills. These resolutions allow agencies to spend at the level of the previous year
The lifting of government restrictions on business, industry and professional activities.
A policy document allocating burdens and benefits
A congressional process through which program authorizations are revised to achieve required savings
An elite cadre of about 9,000 federal government managers at the top of the civil service system
Regulations originating with the executive branch. Executive orders are one method presidents can use to control the bureaucracy
A 1935 law intended to provide a minimal level of sustenance to older Americans and thus save them from poverty
The idea that hiring should be based on entrance exams and promotion ratings to produce administration by peopel with talent and skill
Initials of the agency that advises congress of the consequences of its decisions, forecasts revenues, and is a counterweight to the presidents office of management and budget
The phrase referring to those bureaucrats who are in constant contact with the public and have considerable administrative discretion
Name of the law which prohibited government employees from active participation in partisan politics while on duty or for employees in sensitive positions any time
All the money borrowed by the federal government over the years and still outstanding. today it is about 18.7 trillion
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Initials of the office in charge of hiring for most agencies of the federal government, suing elaborate rules in the process
A government organization that provides a service that could be delivered by the private sector and typically charges for its services
Government agencies not accounted for by cabinet departments, independent regulatory commissions by the president and serve at the president's pleasure
The type of legislation which actually funds programs within limits established by authorization bills.
Initials of the government agency that helps with the oversight process - auditing, monitoring and evaluating what agencies are doing with their budgets
A decision that binds Congress to a total expenditure level that is supposedly the bottom line of all federal spending for all programs
The rating given federal employees by which salaries can be keyed to rating and experience
Initials of procedures for everyday decisionmaking which enable bureaucrats to bring efficiency and uniformity to the running of complex organization
Program added to the social security system in 1965 that provides health insurance for the elderly, covering hospitalization, doctor fees, and other health expenses.
An excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues