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POL/115 Week 3 Assignment

U.S. Federal Bureaucracy and Public Policy

Step 1: Complete the federal bureaucracy matrix to demonstrate how it influences the U.S. political system. Include APA citations for all unoriginal ideas, facts, or definitions.

Elements of federal bureaucracy

In    100-250 words, explain each element, and discuss how it affects or    influences the U.S. political system.

Civil   servants

Government   corporation

Cabinet   departments

Independent   regulatory agencies

Independent   executive agencies

Merit   system

Public   administration

Spoils   system

Privatization

Negotiated   rulemaking

Step 2: Complete the public policy matrix to explain and the compare the main policy types.

Types of public policy

Explanation or definition

How is it the same or different from the    other types of policy?

Example of the type of policy

Distributive   policy

Regulatory   policy

Redistributive   policy