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Maxwell & Crain. Chapter Nine Elizabeth Sylvia Brittany. Bureaucracy. develops wherever human beings organize themselves to systematically accomplish goals and in the process they lose some of their flexibility and efficiency. Four characteristics of Bureaucracy. Size. Size…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Maxwell & Crain
Chapter Nine
Elizabeth Sylvia
Brittany
Bureaucracy
develops wherever human beings organize themselves to systematically accomplish goals and in the process they lose some of their flexibility and efficiency.
Four characteristics of Bureaucracy
Size
Size…
bureaucracy has grown as the number of people employed by public administrations has grown. More employees means larger bureaucracies.
Many politicians have tried streamlining national and state governments with both positive and negative results.
States with more centralized governments tend to have higher rates of state employees
Size…
Each state has it’s own organizational system with great variations
A reduction in bureaucracy means a reduction in government, services, and programs
Four Characteristics of Bureaucracy
Neutrality
Neutrality…
The administration of the laws aim to be neutral. To separate politics from administration regardless of age, gender, race, or wealth.
One way of creating non prejudice employment, was the national government established a civil service or merit system with competitive examinations or objective measures of qualification for hiring or promoting employees. Texas never implemented this system statewide, but some of Texas level governments use a merit system.
Four Characteristics of Bureaucracy
Hierarchy
Hierarchy…
Bureaucracy is organized as a hierarchy. There are multiple levels of authority with more power at the top to less power at the bottom.
This hierarchy has a framework or rigid rules.Texas does not follow a strict form of hierarchy
although most bureaucracies are structured in a hierarchy.
Four Characteristics of Bureaucracy
Expertise
Expertise…
In order for bureaucracies to run smoothly each authority is given a very defined set of powers and responsibilities. Each member is trained and educated specifically for their job’s purpose.
Iron Triangle
The iron triangle is used to provide a conceptual understanding of the coalition and mutual support that exists between legislative committees, administrative agencies, and economic special-interest groups.
The iron triangle shows the relationship of the federal government more than it does Texas government.
The Iron Triangle
Legislative Committees Administrative Agencies
Interest Groups
The Iron Texas Star
Texas has weak legislative committees.The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the
Texas house of representatives select most of the members and all of the chairs of the standing committees, conference committees, and legislative boards and commissions.
Texas is virtually absent of a civil service for Texas government employees
The Iron Texas Star
The Iron Texas Star is all about mutual support groups that can all benefit from each other.
The Five points of the Iron Texas Star:1.Special Interests Groups2.Lieutenant Governor, Legislative Institutions, Senate
Standing Committees,3.Governor4.Speaker of the House, Legislative Institutions, House
Standing Committees5.Boards, Commissions, Administations
The Iron Texas Star
Special-Interest Groups
Lieutenant Governor, Legislative Institution,
Senate Standing Committees
Governor
Speaker of the House, Legislative
Institutions, House Standing Committees
Boards, Commissions,
Administrations
Bureaucracies and Policy Making?
Texas administration is accountable to interest groups.
Policies are usually made to accommodate allies and resolve conflict between opponents.
Attorney General of Texas
Four year term, with no limitOne of the four most powerful offices in Texas
government.Lawyer for all officials, boards, and agencies in state
government.Functions: child support, Medicaid fraud, crime victim
compensation, civil actions concerning insurance, banking, and securities. State business: oil and gas, highways, transportation, and charitable trusts.
Attorney General of Texas
Attorney General Opinion: Attorney General gives legal opinion to his or her client, although these opinions aren’t legally binding they hold great weight in Texas and if advice is not followed the Attorney General will not defend the action in court.
Represent the State and It’s Government: The Attorney General is responsible for representing the state and it’s government in both civil and criminal litigation.
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Four year term, no limitControls almost all financial activity of state
government.Comptroller is to certify the state’s approximate
biennial revenue and the financial condition of the state at the close of the year.
Who is Responsible for the Actions of the Texas Bureaucracy?...
Interest Groups