POL/115 Week 3 Assignment
U.S. Federal Bureaucracy and Public Policy
Step 1: Complete the federal bureaucracy matrix to demonstrate how it influences the U.S. political system. Include APA citations for all unoriginal ideas, facts, or definitions.
Elements of federal bureaucracy
In 100-250 words, explain each element, and discuss how it affects or influences the U.S. political system.
Civil servants
Government corporation
Cabinet departments
Independent regulatory agencies
Independent executive agencies
Merit system
Public administration
Spoils system
Privatization
Negotiated rulemaking
Step 2: Complete the public policy matrix to explain and the compare the main policy types.
Types of public policy
Explanation or definition
How is it the same or different from the other types of policy?
Example of the type of policy
Distributive policy
Regulatory policy
Redistributive policy