The Breakdown: Rise of the Bureaucratic State

Have you ever wondered how the American government came to house a deep system of bureaucracy? Its development can be traced through the founding, presidential assassinations, and world wars. How does this bureaucracy operate? And is it accountable to anyone? Let's break it down.

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0:00 What is the bureaucratic state?
0:29 Basic American Civics
1:39 The Spoils System
2:39 The Assassination of President Garfield
3:19 The Pendleton Act
3:44 Woodrow Wilson's Study of Administration
4:33 The Nondelegation Doctrine
4:53 FDR and the Rise of Bureaucracy
5:26 The Administrative Procedure Act
5:54 Lack of Accountability
6:21 Obstructing Change
7:12 The Bureaucracy Has Failed
7:27 Calvin Coolidge Quote
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