PSC 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Spoils System, Federal Register, Merit System
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Chapter 8: compare the bureaucracy during the federalist years with the bureaucracy under the spoils system. (320-322, the bureaucracy during federalist"s year was very aristocratic. Washington wanted to ensure there were trustworthy people running the bureaucracy, so jobs were passed down from father to son. The spoils system on the other hand, included people who had less incentive to do their job well because their job would end in four years. The challenge of red tape is that bureaucrats must fill out the paperwork, which slows them down tremendously. Chapter 9: briefly explain the concept of judicial review. (357, judicial review is the authority of a court to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional and therefore invalid. Congress and the john adams administration to pack the federal courts with. The nation versus state era emphasizes national power over state preference or vice versa: mcculloch v maryland, dred scott.
