AP U.S. Government and Politics
Ch. 14- Bureaucracy in a Democracy
Discussion Questions
1. What is a bureaucracy?
2. What are the basic features of the executive branch?
3. What are the major goals we expect federal agencies to promote?
4. Evaluate some of the ways politicians have tried to make the bureaucracy more
efficient.
5. Explain why it is often difficult to control the bureaucracy.
Key Terms
BureaucracyImplementationMerit SystemDepartmentIndependent agencyGovernment corporationRegulatory agencyIron triangleFiscal policyFederal Reserve SystemRevenue agencyDevolutionPrivatizationExecutive privilegeOversight-