Chapter Thirteen The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the Government Test Questions Multiple Choice 1. A principle of bureaucratic organization is (e) Hierarchical authority job specialization formalized rules both hierarchical authority and formalized rules 2. Compared to the president and Congress‚ the bureaucracy (C) has a more direct impact on the daily lives of Americans 3. Whenever Congress has a perceived need for ongoing control of an economic activity
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There has been much debate about federal spending in the past decade. Many people argue that the federal deficit is too high‚ demanding spending cuts. Others argue that deficit spending is needed to mend a broken economy. So what’s what‚ and who’s right? This paper will define deficit spending‚ how it works‚ advantages‚ disadvantages‚ as well as short and long-term consequences. Deficit spending is defined as‚ “When a government’s expenditures exceed its revenues‚ causing or deepening a deficit
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Ethics Case 3-3: United Thermostatic Controls Abstract As the case study revealed‚ United Thermostatic Controls has an ethical dilemma it is considering. United Thermostatic Controls is contemplating finagling sales number in order to meet the Southern Division’s budget. A member of this organization has pressured the accounting department to disregard the wishes of its customers‚ and deliver product before the agreed upon date so that the revenue can be recorded
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Between 1789 and 1820‚ the power of the national government expanded greatly as a result of Hamilton’s economic policies‚ Marshall Supreme Court decisions‚ Henry Clay’s American System‚ and territorial acquisitions. Although many of these programs ultimately sowed the seed of sectionalism‚ the net result was a more powerful national government by 1820. One main proponent of a strong federal government was Alexander Hamilton‚ who served under George Washington as secretary of treasury. In this position
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT What is government Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) said the purpose of government is to establish peace and security for the people. Government: The formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people. Main components are people‚ policies‚ and powers. Government consists of elected officials who have the authority and control over others and the other half are the public servants who carry out the daily functions. Power is the government’s
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The Government Shutdown. The government plays a huge role in regulating the economy‚ and without this their can be many people and companies as a whole that would not be able operate. As we have been noticing there are very few good things that can come out of a government shutdown. On the other hand though‚ the negatives just pile up as the days go by. A few of there are that many veterans many not receive benefits‚ financing for small businesses would stop‚ and federal workers will have their
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other states or foreign countries. This affects the human rights of others due to the fact that the freedom of these people is being taken away as a result of them being slaves that are being sold or imported illegally. They are being forced out of their will to do things that they do not want to do at all. The human trafficking affects those living in Thailand because they are illegally brought onto the United States soil to be sold as sex slave and other things as well. How is the United States
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Remnants of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s beliefs in human rights‚ government elected by the masses‚ and the limited governmental control of the masses can be compared to the methodology of the democratic republic that governs the United States. Rousseau believed above all else that people’s rights were of most importance. He stated the people are born free into a world that puts them in chains‚ restricting their rights from birth. The U.S. government was built on the grounds of combating oppression of citizens
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Assignment 2: Socioeconomics of Government Contracting Tyasheen Anderson Dr. Bonita Campbell LEG440 February 3‚ 2013 After reading the sample request for proposal‚ it has been determined that the proposal does not meet the government’s standard form for solicitation. A typical form is much lengthier than the provided sample; however the information provided is very straight to the point. It does specify the services they would like to have performed and does ask the bidder to provide
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Youssef Aly Mr. Ashworth The Government Shutting Down Going threw this government shut down is going to be hard for very many people. Many people do not even know what is the main reason of the government even shutting down. Also many Americans jobs are being affected because of the government shutting down. Plus how is it the main people who cause all this trouble are getting paid why there they reason people are losing their jobs. Think about it is the government shutting down good for us I definitely
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