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Ap us gov
3/19/2016
Chapter 13 outline
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a) Federal agency types
i) Cabinet- leading unites
(1) Headed by secretaries except department of justice
(2) Semi autonomous agencies, responsible for different policy areas
ii) Independent agencies
(1) Report to president, but not part of cabinet
(a) A new category that isnt really part of anything or for other reason
(i) Cia, NASA etc
iii) Regulatory agencies
(1) Legislative and judicial function
iii)
iv) Graded Service job ranking
(1) Lowest GS-1, highest GS-15 (college graduates: GS-5, masters degree:
GS-9
(2) Salaries increase with rank and length of service)
v) Underpaid in comparison to general jobs, but a lot more benefits
vi) Can form labor unions, but not really effective, government has set
guidelines
(1) Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 prohibits strikes by federal employees and
permits the firing of striking workers
(2) Hatch Act of 1939 prohibits federal workers from holding key jobs in
election campaigns
c) The budgetary process- annual federal spending made
i) The president and agency budgets
(1) President with office of management and budget come up with the
general guidelines ( NOT CONGRESS!!!)
(2) Spring December
(3) 33% can change, others are already committed
(4) Usually budget stays generally the same
ii) Congress and the acency budgets
f)