Govt - Presidential Management
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- The key to executive management is
- the delegation of authority to the department and agency heads within the government
- The cabinet is made up of...
- the Secretaries of 15 major departments
- What are three key factors that determine the presidents choice?
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1. political party affiliation
2. geographical consideration
3. influence of interest groups - What are three MORE key factors that determine the presidents choice?
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4. professional experience and background
5. race, sex, and ethnic background
6. willingness to accept position - True/False: The cabinet serves as a decision making body.
- False
- what are three factors which may limit the Cabinet's role?
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1.Multiple loyalties
2. lack of secrecy
3. Question of complete personal trust - Primary job is budget preparation
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- reviews all new bills prepared by dept. that needs funding
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- deals with immediate matters of national security (not routine)
- National Security Council (NSC)
- consists of 3-4 key economic advisors
- Council of Economic Advisors
- part of the EOP
- White House Office (staff)
- Include press secretary, appointments secretary, legal counsel, diplomatic aide, military aide
- White House Office (staff)
- Linked to FDR
- Competitive Approach
- Flexible and informal organization
- Competitive Approach
- a negative of this approach is that it duplicated efforts occasionally
- Competitive Approach
- Linked to Eisenhower
- Formalistic Approach
- consisted of hierarchal stall and delegation of authority and responsibility
- Formalistic Approach
- Emphasizes order and analysis
- Formalistic Approach
- Linked to JFK
- Collegial Approach
- Used diverse views to shape policy
- Collegial Approach
- Clinton used this somewhat
- Collegial Approach
- 3 sources of White House Power are:
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1. their closeness to the President
2. Their control over access to him
3. their authority to help frame policy - Assist President in developing economic matters
- Council of Economic Advisors
- Consists of VP, Sec. of State/Defense, Joint Chiefs, Nat. Sec. Advisor and Director of CIA
- National Security Council (NSC)
- Exec Departments submit budget request to DMB
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- Keeps President at center of action
- Competitive Approach
- Provides advice to President on matters of military and foreign policy
- National Security Council (NSC)
- Provides tech support for President (press coverage, prep speeches, public relations)
- White House Office (staff)
- Represents Presidential view to public and Congress and follows up on Pres decisions
- White House Office (staff)
- gathers info and provide advice on key issues facing President
- White House Office (staff)
- kept President informed and stimulated creativity
- Competitive Approach
- reviews and reccomends to President adoption in line w/budget policy objectives
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- selects info to be seen by President and screens ppl who wish to see him
- White House Office (staff)