AP U.S. Government and Politics / Unit 2: Interactions Among Branches of Government
2.12 The Bureaucracy
Notes
The federal bureaucracy (departments, agencies, commissions, government corporations) carries out laws.
- Civil service (merit system) replaced the spoils system.
- Iron triangles and issue networks link agencies, committees and interest groups.
Practice
An iron triangle links:
Mutual benefit.
The merit-based civil service replaced the:
Pendleton Act.
The EPA is an example of:
Executive branch agency.
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