An interest group can check the power of a bureaucracy from the beureaucracy's main support desk. Whoever is employed at the front is able to look up a system of alphanumeric values that can tell the bureaucracy's growth over time.
The power of the bureaucracy has changed in the last 200 years in that it has increased and become more powerful. Some of these changes have come about through amendments to the Constitution.
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Special interest groups check the power of bureaucracy with their constant monitoring and resultant publicity of actions. Special interest groups can create a false sense of urgency or need on a topic.
The Federal bureaucracy is given discretionary authority, which basicly gives it the power to make policies not spelled out in constitution. This power has allowed the bureaucracy to grow, and given them independence.
at the top, overseeing lower levels of authority and decision-making. The head of the bureaucracy holds the most power and responsibility for setting goals, policies, and overseeing operations. Lower levels of the bureaucracy follow instructions and implement decisions from higher levels.
Federal departments and agencies would be relatively small
The "power of the purse" ---congress can withhold funds from any sector of the bureaucracy which is why the agencies try so hard to influence Congress. In fact, Congress has the power to abolish government agencies and department and eliminate jobs filled by bureaucrats. ( They don't because government workers are also voters and campaigners and there as now so many of them that they can swing elections. Congressmen want to keep their jobs as much as the bureaucrats want to keep theirs. )
Sources of beurocratic power: societal complexity, political advantages, bureaucratic expansionism, incrementalism
Type of Bureaucracy Ans :- 1. Guardian Brueaucrancy 2. Cast Bureaucracy 3. Patronage Bureaucracy 4. Merit Bureaucracy
They built a strong bureaucracy and huge standing army.
They built a strong bureaucracy and huge standing army.