1. Explain why the Clinton Administration was unable to switch Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) from the Treasury Department to the FBI's jurisdiction.
2. Delineate the nature of the bureaucracy problem, noting that bureaucracies face impossible tasks, their performance is difficult to measure, and they are slow and often mired in red tape.
3. Review the distinctive form and manner of American bureaucracies, noting why they are "particularly political."
4. Define patronage or spoils system, civil service system, Hatch act, and inners and outers.
5. Summarize the nature of the congressional relationships with the bureaucracy, noting the roles of senate confirmations, congressional turf, budgetary controls, legislative oversight, iron triangles, and issue networks.
6. Explain the inner and outer cabinet, the roles of the independent regulatory agencies, the purpose of Office of Management and Budget (OMB0, and the importance of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
7. Discuss the various bureaucratic reforms, which are intended to improve bureaucratic efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability.

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