All the terms for chapter 15 of Wilson.
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| 51469131 | annual authorizations | Monies that are budgeted on a yearly basis; for example Congess may set yearly limits on what agencies can spend | |
| 51469132 | appropriation | a legislative grant of money to finance government program or agency | |
| 51469133 | authorization legislation | legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency. | |
| 51469134 | bureaucracy bureaucratic imperialism | a large, complex organization composed of appointed officials | |
| 51469135 | bureaucratic imperialism | Refers to the tendency of agencies to grow without regard to the benefits their programs confer or the costs they entail | |
| 51469136 | Chadha | Ruled the legislative veto unconstitutional | |
| 51469137 | Civil Service Reform Act | Created theSenior Executive Service and recognized the need for flexibility in recruiting, assigning and salary | |
| 51469138 | committee clearance | the right of committees to disapprove of certain agency actions | |
| 51469139 | competitive service | Appointment of officials based on selection criteria devised by the employing agency and OPM | |
| 51469140 | Department of Homeland Security | A proposal by President Bush in 2002 which would consolidate 22 federal agencies and nearly 170,000 federal employees | |
| 51469141 | discretionary authority | the ability of officials to make policies that are not spelled out in advace by laws | |
| 51469142 | excepted service | Appointed of officials not based on the criteria specified by OPM | |
| 51469143 | iron triangle | a relationship formed among government agencies, congressional committees, and client groups who work together | |
| 51469144 | issue networks | Groups that regularily debate government policy on specific issues | |
| 51469145 | laissez-faire | a freely competitive economy | |
| 51469146 | legislative veto | The authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place. The Supreme Court has held that Congress does not have this power | |
| 51469147 | name request job | A Job that is filled by a person whom an agency has already identified | |
| 51469148 | National Performance Review | A 1993 effort, led by Vice President Al Gore, to make the bureaucracy work better and cost less. | |
| 51469149 | patronage | Governmental appointments made on the basis of political considerations | |
| 51469150 | Pendleton Act | Legislation that began the federal merit system | |
| 51469151 | red tape | Complex bureaucratic rules and procedures that must be followed to get something done. | |
| 51469152 | schedule C | Government jobs having a confidential or policy-making character | |
| 51469153 | Senior Executive Service | Top ranking civil servants that can be hired, fired, and rewarded in a more flexible manner than can ordinary bureaucrats. | |
| 51469154 | trust funds | Funds such as that of Social Security that operate outside the government budget | |
| 51469155 | Whistle Blower Protection Act | Created the Office of Special Counsel to investigate complaints from bureaucrats that were punished after reporting to Congress about waste, fraud, or abuse in their agencies |
