Abstract In the past 15 years a scholarly debate has developed in the United States over the question "Who controls the bureaucracy?" Some have argued that Congress has a dominant influence on the bureaucracy, some that the president plays the major role in managing the bureaucracy, and others have emphasized the role of legal constraints on the bureaucracy, as enforced by the courts. Still others have asserted that the bureaucracy has a substantial amount of autonomy from the president, Congress, and courts. This article presents a formal model of multi-institutional policy-making that illuminates several key aspects of this debate. The model shows that there are conditions under which an agency will have considerable autonomy and conditions under which it will have virtually none. The model also shows that when an agency lacks autonomy, control of the agency usually cannot be attributed to just one institution. Finally, the model has some important implications for empirical tests of hypotheses about who controls the bureaucracy; among them is the fact that the empirical literature on control of the bureaucracy is based on a logic that gives a seriously incomplete picture of how the bureaucracy is controlled and who controls it. Show
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Which of the following is a way president exercises control over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy quizlet?The president influences control over the bureaucracy by: appointing agency directors and subheads (with Senate approval) issuing executive orders compelling an agency to do/not do something. Describe two tactics the president can use in an attempt to control the federal bureaucracy.
Who exercises control over the bureaucracy?US presidents exercise centralized control over the bureaucracy primarily through reactive oversight. More than 2.5 million people work across the entire executive branch of the US government in hundreds of agencies and commissions.
How do the president Congress and the courts exercise control over the bureaucracy?Both Congress and the president exercise direct oversight over the bureaucracy by holding hearings, making appointments, and setting budget allowances. Citizens exercise their oversight powers through their use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and by voting.
How does Congress exercise control over the federal bureaucracy quizlet?How does Congress exercise control over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy? Congress influences the appointment of the heads of various departments in the federal bureaucracy. It also rewrites the legislation.
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Which of the following is a way the president exercises control over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?
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