POL S332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget Office, Regulatory Agency

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL S332
• Professor: Judith Garber

Document Summary

Getting in and out of international trade agreements. 4 million civil servants with merit appointments vs. 4000 political appointees career bureaucrats and policy experts. Formal powers implements legislation, court rulings, executive orders/agreements laws are not self-executing; laws are not self-defining. Code of federal regulations a codification (arrangement of) the general and permanent rules published in the federal register by the executive departments and. Influence from ongoing relationships with agencies of the federal government(cid:499) Congressional (sub)committees, staff other agencies policy clients interest groups. Enforces laws about campaign contributions and spending laws about campaigning. Thus polices some interest group influence over policy. Election administration commission (not actually related to this topic, but you should know about it) Congress"s nonpartisan bureaucracy provides information independent of executive branch. Committees and subcommittees members, staff have expertise ongoing relationships with bureaucracy budget process routine oversight of activities special hearings, investigations ongoing relationships with interest groups (cid:498)permanent campaign(cid:499)