Chapter 2 powerpoint slides Flashcards
The __________ _________ of _____and the Federalist Papers helped create our representative government.
Constitutional Convention 1787
Federalist Papers
who created the two treaties of government?
John Locke
The form of government in the United States is a __________ __________.
democratic republic
The _________ _________ (Congress) makes the law.
Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch (________) makes the ____.
congress
law
The ________ ________ (The President) administers and enforces the law.
Executive Branch
The Executive Branch (The __________) __________ and ________ the law.
President
administers
enforces
The _________ _________ interprets the law as required.
Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch __________ the law as required.
interprets
What are the 3 conceptualizations of Executive Power:
- The Restricted View
- The Prerogative View
- The Stewardship View
What is the Restricted view (of executive power)?
maintains that the president, governor, or mayor is an agent of the Legislature, and restricted by it.
What is the Prerogative view (of executive power)?
hold that under certain circumstances, the President possesses extraordinary powers to safeguard the nation, and can go above Congress as needed.
What is the Stewardship View (of executive power)?
argues that the President is a trustee of the people & can take any action not forbidden by the Constitution to act on their behalf.
What are the steps of the public policymaking process?
- Agenda-setting
- Decision Making
- implementation
- evaluation
- feedback to new agenda
What are the outside forces on a public agency manager?
- political parties
- legislature
- outside auditors
- chief executive of the jurisdiction
- other agencies
- courts
- media
What are the inside forces on a public agency manager?
- need to maintain or increase productivity
- morale
- budget restraints
- employee (union) demands
- professional associations
- demands of critical units
What is the iron triangle?
- Government Agency (Administers Policy)
- Legislative Committee (Creates Policy)
- Interest Groups (Lobbies for Policy)
The American government is inherently ___________.
pluralistic
Who was in charge of Federalist Papers No. 10 (1787)?
James Madison
Who said “Liberty is to faction as air is to fire”?
James Madison
What is Adopted by the Convention of 1787, not to promote efficiency but to preclude the exercise of arbitrary power.
Separation of Powers
Which president embedded the restricted view of executive power?
William Howard Taft
Which president embodied the prerogative view of executive power?
John Locke
Which president embodied the stewardship view of executive power?
Theodore Roosevelt
