C 16 - Bureaucracy & the Public Sector

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Across

  1. The name of the U.S. president whose assassination led to the limitation of the patronage system in the federal government. (two words) (14)
  2. The term for constituent services performed by legislators (or their staff) for the people that they represent. Such services typically involve intervening with government bureaucrats to resolve some constituent's complaint. (8)
  3. The European country in which the “higher” civil service is exceptionally selective, well trained, and pragmatic. (6)
  4. Most growth in public-sector bureaucracy in the U.S. has occurred at which level of government: STATE or FEDERAL. (5)
  5. The military term for those officers primarily responsible for advising the commander on what orders to issue. (5)
  6. The name applied to legislation that requires periodic renewal or they expire after a fixed period of time. (two words) (11)
  7. The phrase applied to the process for awarding government contracts that is intended to counter political favoritism. (two words) (19)
  8. The military term for those officers primarily responsible for carrying out commanders' orders. (4)
  9. The discretionary authority of bureaucrats can be: GOOD, BAD, or BOTH. (4)
  10. The theory that in every hierarchy employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence. (two words) (15)

Down

  1. The name for a hierarchical structure of people and standardized procedures responsible for carrying out the goals of large and small organizations. (11)
  2. The name of the 1883 Congressional legislation that first set up a civil-service system of government employment. (two words) (13)
  3. The term for a government official who investigates citizens' complaints against the government or its functionaries. (9)
  4. The phrase that describes the primary responsibility of bureaucracies -- to apply general laws to specific circumstances. (two words) (23)
  5. Which type of bureaucracy is always more cost efficient: GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE, or NEITHER? (7)
  6. The term applied to legislation that requires open meetings and free public access to governmental proceedings. (two words) (13)
  7. Public and private-sector bureaucracies are typically more rigid, inflexible, and resistant to change in which: FIRST or THIRD world countries? (5)


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