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
GOVERNMENT
Question 1
Complete the section of the matrix below. Include the APA citations for all borrowed ideas, facts or definitions
Terms What does the Term mean? How or Why is this term important with respect to the U.S Federal Bureaucracy and public policy process
Civil Service
Refers to all appointed positions in the executive, judicial and legislative branches of the government of the United States, except position in the uniformed services.
Creating America, History of the US (Rand McNally, 2003) p 238. It has laws; these laws include sexual orientation, among other laws that ensures that employees through the government of US are provided with equal opportunity in federal employment, it prohibits discrimination to all persons.

The “Spoils system” Refers to the practice in which a political party after winning an election gives government jobs to its supporters, friends as a reward for working towards victory.
The White House( Andrew Jackson,2010) -It results in rotation of employees in offices by replacing the old with the new ones
-Results into evolution of loyalty in the public policy system.

The “ merit system” Refers to the process of promoting and hiring employees based on their ability to perform a job rather than, on their political connections. Power and the politics of Difference (Burbank, Jane and Cooper, Fredrick,2010) -Results in a fair and open recruitment and competition among employees because they are employed basing on their merits
-It’s free of political influences and non merit factors

Administrative system The term refers to the total statutes, common law, and directives issued by the office of information and Regulatory affairs in the executive office of the president, that together defines the extent of powers and responsibilities held by the administrative agencies of the US government
-It enables the government to achieve its goals by giving an outline on what should be done and what should not be done following the available programs.
Policy implementation Refers to the process of passing enabling legislation by the congress which grants power to an agency to work out the specifics. The agencies determine how to carry out the wishes of congress.
-It puts the government policy into practice

Oversight Controls Refers to the review, monitoring and supervision of federal agencies, activities and policy implementation. -Enables the congress to monitor federal bureaucracy to make sure that it acts properly.
-The courts help to solve issues, mostly in the constitution when they occur.
Interest Groups Refers to any association of individuals or organizations, usually formally organized, that, on the basis of one or more shared concern, attempts to influence public policy in its favor.
The Association, British Extra Parliamentary Political Organization. ( Eugene Charlton Black,1993) -Raises issues raised at the local level to higher levels of the government for the desired action. The importance of groups in politics and political science (Frank. R Baumgartner and Beth, 1998)
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It allows citizens to create alternative political resources that they can mobilize when they believe private economic actors violate their rights.

Economic Policy Refers to the action that the government takes in the economic field for instance, taxation, government budgets money supply among others.
State Science and Technology-Based Economic Development policy (Walter Plosila,2004) It has a a largest set of interrelated production and consumption activities that determine the allocation of limited resources
-It enables the government bodies responsible for an economy to have information related to the production and consumption of goods and services

The “New deal” This was a series of domestic programs enacted in the U.S between 1933 and 1938 that focused on Relief, Recovery and Reform in response to the great depression. Political discourse and New America Society (Roderick. P.Hart,2001) -Improved the failing economy of America.
People were encouraged to save in Banks ,
– New jobs created for people.

The Great Society This refers to a set of domestic programs in the U.S whose main goals were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice.
The Great Society (John .A .Lyndon Johnson,1998) -Eliminated poverty in us
Civil rights were passed which eliminated all forms of discrimination.
Economic opportunity Act was also passed, which aimed at eliminating poverty roots in US.
Social Policy Is a political setting term that refers to the guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare for instance person’s quality of life?
An Introduction to Social policy (Spicker, Paul, 2015) -Enables the federal bureaucracy to track racism, guns, abortion among others.
-This happens through government interventions

Foreign and defense policy This refers to the policy or organization that focuses on the relations between the United states and the rest of the world ,representing interests of national security initiatives and other defense related policies as well as individual countries included.
American Foreign policy and progress (James. M. McCormick,2009)
-It enables US to safeguard its national interests and to achieve its set goals with its international relations.
-The application of self interest chosen strategies as a way to approach the security issues.