Thursday, February 19, 2009

iron triangle...blah

Many Americans will claim that the Federal Administration is not only inefficient but also that is does not effect their day to day lives; the latter being completely wrong and the former being only partially true. In an attempt to make the bureaucracy more efficient, the iron triangle better describes how agencies collaborate with congressional committees and interest groups.
Though there is no start, interest groups are the easiest to begin with. As their name suggests, a group of people comes together to publicize their beliefs on a certain subject and create legislation through lobbying or other ways. However, in existing legislation, interest groups can also influence the regulations of the laws and how they are implemented. In order to impact these regulations, interest groups go through agencies such as the one of the fifteen departments, an independent regulatory commission, independent agencies, or government corporations. In turn, these agencies report to congressional committees for subsidies or appropriations. This triangle may begin anywhere but what it ultimately comes down to is influence from interest groups, directing by agencies, and monetary support by congressional committees.

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