Problem
As this chapter describes, political scientist Kenneth Meier argues that the United States has a better bureaucracy than it deserves, given citizen attitudes and attentiveness. Do you agree or disagree with this argument. Explain the difference between a civil servant and a bureaucrat. Why doesbureaucrat have a negative connotation whereas civil servant has a positive one. Why the two different views? Is a doctor regulating prescription drugs a civil servant or a bureaucrat? Is the postal worker delivering the mail a civil servant or a bureaucrat?