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Exam V- (Study Guide Question Analysis-90 points) - (Discussion Board10 points)
1.
List the five areas for the basis of bureaucratic power.
1.
The president 2.
Congress 3.
The media 4.
Special interest groups 5.
General public
2.
Explain the seven elements that are involved when trying to fire a federal employee.
1.
Written notice at least 30 days in advance of a hearing to determine incompetence or misconduct 2.
A statement of cause, indicating specific dates, places, and actions cited as incompetent or improper.
3.
The right to a hearing and decision by an impartial official, with the burden of proof falling on the agency that wishes to fire the employee.
4.
The right to have an attorney and to present witnesses in the employee’s favor at the hearing.
5.
The right to appeal any adverse action to the Merit System Protection Board.
6.
The right to appeal any adverse action by the board to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
7.
The right to remain on the job and be paid until all appeals are exhausted.
(3) Name and explain the five major bureaucratic units in America's political system.
Executive Office - Created in 1939 to serve as the managerial arm of the presidency. It includes such agencies as the National Security Council, Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisors, and the Domestic Council.
Government Corporation - A bureaucratic unit that offers some service for which the benefiting individual or institution must pay directly.
Independent Agency - A type of bureaucratic unit organizationally located outside of an executive department and generally headed by a single individual.
Independent Regulatory Commission - A type of bureaucratic unit organizationally located outside of the
executive department, headed by a group of individuals called a commission, and charged with regulating a specific industry or economic priority.
Cabinet - Political institutions comprised mainly of executive department heads who collectively serve as
a source of advice for the president
(4) List the five big bureaucratic agencies in the American political system.
1.
Department of Navy
2.
Department of Army
3.
Department of Air Force
4.
Department of Veterans Administration
5.
U.S. Postal Service
(5) Identify the four major elements which can make one a good bureaucratic politician.
1.
Cultivating a good base of support for one’s requests among the public at large and among people served by the agency.
2.
Developing interest, enthusiasm, and support for one’s program among top political figures and congressional leaders.
3.
Winning favorable coverage of agency activities in the media and among special interests.
4.
Following strategies that exploit opportunities
(6) Identify the two different definitions of " Bureaucracy " discussed in chapter 21.
Bureaucracy - Departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices that per-form the functions of government.
Bureaucracy - Large private or public organizations that are hierarchical in structure, and that provide each employee with clearly defined responsibilities, base actions, and decisions on impersonal rules; they also hire and promote employees based on skills and training.
(7) Name and explain the six civil rights amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
1 Freedom of speech, press, petition, assembly, religion Amendment 2 Right to bear arms Amendment
3 No quartering of troops Amendment 4 No searches and seizures without a warrant Amendment 5 Due process of law, no self-incrimination, right to a fair trial Amendment 6 Right to have a lawyer in criminal cases Amendment 7 Right to have a jury trial in certain civil cases"
(8) Explain the five Titles of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
1.
Established the commission of civil rights.
2.
Authorized the president to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional assistant attorney general in the Justice Department.
3.
Extended the jurisdiction of the district courts to include the protection for the right to vote. Also gave the president power to employ troops when necessary.
4.
Provided further means to secure the right to vote.
5.
Provided punishment for those who violated the Civil Rights Act (1957)
(9) Explain the followings below in full detail:
(a) Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title I Outlawed arbitrary discrimination in voting.
Title II Outlawed racial discrimination in public accommodations.
Title IV Allowed the Justice Department to sue school districts who would not comply with the investigation.
Title VI Banned racial discrimination in federally-funded programs.Title VII Prohibited discrimination in hiring on the basis of gender orrace.
Title IX Prohibited discrimination in higher education.
(f) Wagner Act of 1935;
Gave employees power to bargain with management
(b) Civil Rights Act of 1968; Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing. The act struck down:
A. Restrictive covenants
B. Redlining
C. Blockbusting
(g) Norris Guardia Act of 1932.
Prevented employers and federal courts from requiring employees to sign a pledge not to join a union. It
also prevents federal courts from giving injunctions against strike.
(c) Voting Rights Act of 1965;
Struck down the:
A. Constitutional test
B. Grandfather clause C. Literary test
(d) Civil Rights Act of 1991;
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