AP Gov Chapter 15 – Flashcards

a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives

the support given by a patron.

A federal law established in 1883 that decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation

the permanent professional branches of a government's administration, excluding military and judicial branches and elected politicians.

A common conception of the Federal Government's merit system principles is that they are designed to ensure fair and open recruitment and competition and employment practices free of political influence or other nonmerit

An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law whose main provision prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice-president, and certain designated high-levels of that branch, from engaging in some forms of political activity

The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is an independent agency of the United States government that manages the civil service of the federal government.

The general schedule (GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service. The GS includes the majority of white collar personnel (professional, technical, administrative, and clerical) positions.

The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a position classification in the civil service of the United States federal government, somewhat analogous to general officer or flag officer ranks in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Independent agencies of the United States federal government are those agencies that exist outside of the federal executive departments

Policy implementation is the fourth phase of the policy cycle in which adopted policies are put into effect.

An SOP is a procedure specific to your operation that describes the activities necessary to complete tasks in accordance with industry regulations, provincial laws or even just your own standards for running your business. Any document that is a "how to" falls into the category of procedures.

ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION. The exercise of professional expertise and judgment, as opposed to strict adherence to regulations or statutes, in making a decision or performing official acts or duties. A discretionary action is informal and, therefore, unprotected by the safeguards inherent in formal procedure.

Street-level bureaucracy is the subset of a public agency or government institution containing the individuals who carry out and enforce the actions required by laws and public policies.

a rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.

DEFINITION of 'Deregulation' The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry.

Definition[edit] Command and Control (CAC) Regulation can be defined as "the direct regulation of an industry or activity by legislation that states what is permitted and what is illegal

An incentive system is a business management tool that introduces a structured motivation system to promote desired employee behaviors. Human resources (HR) professionals are tasked with using employee and organizational objectives to identify and implement the best employee incentive programs.

a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.

define a special understanding between a government, bureaucratic government agencies and special interest groups or organizations

Issue networks are an alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to promote a single issue in government policy.