The Federal bureaucracy is given discretionary authority, which basicly gives it the power to make policies not spelled out in constitution. This power has allowed the bureaucracy to grow, and given them independence.
The power of the bureaucracy has changed in the last 200 years in that it has increased and become more powerful. Some of these changes have come about through amendments to the Constitution.
Special interest groups check the power of bureaucracy with their constant monitoring and resultant publicity of actions. Special interest groups can create a false sense of urgency or need on a topic.
The Federal Reserve has the power to establish monetary policy, like inflation, deflation, and interest rates. This power is not given to any entity by the Constitution except Congress, making the Fed's activities unconstitutional. Similar things can be said of almost any agency you can think of: the IRS, SEC, FTC...They all have the ability to make rules and at times the ability to enforce them. The problem is that the Constitution vests legislative power in Congress only and executive power in the President's office only. Currently, and for the past 100 years, we have unelected bureaucratic government officials usurping the power (or, Congress and the President have let their power be usurped, depending on your perspective) that is not given them by the Constitution. How will the people have any recourse in this matter, if the people cannot elect someone in the place of the existing bureaucracy?
Federal departments and agencies would be relatively small
Three sources of the major bureaucratic power are size, expertise and delegation of power. As the USA has grown in size, the budget of the bureaucracy has as well, and money has a lot of influence in the world today. In our 300 plus years of being the United States, the people in power have gained more and more expertise in the government as the years go on, which helps the bureaucracy to make good decisions when it comes to its power. The bureaucracy also has delegated its power to a wide array of agencies, which has only expanded its influence over the years. (found this answer on a test in my university's government & politics class.)
The Federal bureaucracy is given discretionary authority, which basicly gives it the power to make policies not spelled out in constitution. This power has allowed the bureaucracy to grow, and given them independence.
Richard Chackerian has written: 'Bureaucratic power in society' -- subject(s): Bureaucracy, Social change, Power (Social sciences)
Some disadvantages of bureaucracy include inefficiency due to red tape and bureaucratic hurdles, slow decision-making processes, lack of flexibility to adapt to changing conditions, and potential for corruption or abuse of power by those in positions of authority.
The president has the ability to check the power of the bureaucracy. He does this by vetoing bills that have made it through congress if he disagrees with them. This keeps congress from passing laws unchecked.
Bureaucratic workers
Bureaucratic workers
An interest group can check the power of a bureaucracy from the beureaucracy's main support desk. Whoever is employed at the front is able to look up a system of alphanumeric values that can tell the bureaucracy's growth over time.
The power of the bureaucracy has changed in the last 200 years in that it has increased and become more powerful. Some of these changes have come about through amendments to the Constitution.
the best power in the world.
Majoritarianism, Pluralism, Elitism and Bureaucratic Rule are all major theories of political power. Pluralist, Elitist, and Marxism are also theories of power.
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