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| a large, complex organization composed of appointed officials |
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| Washington pays state & local governments & private groups to staff & administer federal programs |
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| an economic theory that government should not regulate or interfere with commerce |
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| the extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose courses of action & make policies that are not spelled out in advance by laws |
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| the government offices to which people are appointed on the basis of merit, as ascertained by a written exam or by a written exam or by applying certain selection criteria |
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| a job that is filled by a person whom an agency has already identified |
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| a close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, & an interest group |
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| a network of people in Washington, D.C.-based interest groups, on congressional staffs, in universities & think tanks, & in the mass media, who regularly discuss & advocate public policies |
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| authorization legislation |
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| legislative permission to begin or continue a government program or agency |
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| a legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency |
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| funds for government programs that are collected & spent outside the regular government budget |
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| the ability of a congressional committee to review & approve certain agency decisions in advance & without passing a law |
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| the authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place; the Supreme Court has held that Congree does not have this power |
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| complex bureaucratic rules & procedures that must be followed to get something done |
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