HIST 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Spoils System, Regulatory Agency, United States Postal Service
18 Oct 2016
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Administrative discretion: bureaucratic agencies select and enforce specific guidelines that mesh with mandates that are issued by congress. Growth of state/local bureaucracy: since devolution is a popular concept, state and local bureaucracy is growing as states are given more responsibilities. Task specialization individuals have unique jobs, division of labor. Extensive rules clear policies for the organization to follow. Merit principle hiring and promotion based on qualities, no jobs for favors. Spoils system and bureaucracy: federal bureaucracy was originally composed of upper class white males. Beginning in 1829, andrew jackson awarded federal jobs to party loyalists. Pendleton act: 1883, created the federal civil service, where workers are selected by merit. Effects of civil service reform: four of them! A non partisan civil service prevents workers from being fired when a new party gains power. Hatch act employees are prohibited from active participation in partisan politics. Types of federal bureaucratic organizations: three of them!
