Branches of Government

Brown v. Board of Education declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional

The review of agency regulations by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)

The creation of the Department of Homeland Security

The passage of the annual federal budget by Congress

Ensuring executive compliance with legislative intent.

Drafting new legislation for bureaucratic reform.

Delegating additional powers to federal agencies.

Reducing the overall size of the federal bureaucracy.

Amend or repeal legislation

Overrule agency decisions directly

Appoint new agency heads

Issue an executive order

They led to more inclusive policies and greater representation in decision making processes within agencies.

Civil rights movements mainly impacted foreign policies rather than domestic ones like agency responsibility standards or regulations.

Civil rights movements had negligible impact on agency responsibility policies or requirements.

They restricted minority representation within bureaucracies.

Reducing the number of government organizations overseeing bureaucratic operations.

Eliminating all forms of political corruption immediately.

Implementing less stringent punishments for non-compliance with regulations.

Balancing national security concerns with public information access rights.

Legislators use oversight mainly for budgetary control, typically deferring policy execution assessments until subsequent fiscal discussions occur.

Oversight facilitates evaluation of bureaucratic implementation and adherence to legislative intent through hearings and investigations.

Oversight tasks committees with drafting legislation while routine bureaucratic compliance is presumed without explicit scrutiny.

Congressional oversight primarily focuses on amending existing laws rather than monitoring new legislation's enforcement by bureaus.

It could empower Congress to implement more stringent oversight mechanisms within federal agencies.

It may result in the judicial branch limiting its own powers of review over agency action.

It could lead to an increase in executive orders circumventing bureaucratic processes.

It may restrict Congress's ability to delegate authority to federal agencies.

Supreme Court

Congress

Attorney General

President

The OMB ensures that agency rules do not exceed budgetary constraints or contradict executive priorities.

It conducts judicial reviews to determine the constitutionality of agency regulations.

The office lobbies Congress for changes in laws that impact bureaucratic functioning.

It primarily ensures compliance with federal civil service laws among agencies.

Enhanced public trust in regulatory outcomes could arise from increased legislative transparency and accountability.

Greater centralization of policy-making authority within Congress could undermine the independence of regulatory agencies.

The quality of debates surrounding regulatory processes would be drastically reduced, giving more power to economic stakeholders.

A significant decrease in regulatory activity may occur due to the threat of legislative intervention in agency decisions.