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final chapters 11-15 Flashcards

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1
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a large organization that is structure hiearchally to carry out specific functions

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bureaucracy

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a federal, state, or local government unit established to perform a specific function. Administrative agencies are created and authorixaed by legislative bodies to administer and enforce spefici laws

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administrative agency

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an agency outside the major executive departments charged with making and implemeting rules and regulations

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independent regulatory agency

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a law the requires all committee-directed federal agencies to conduct their business regularly in public session

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government in the sunshine act

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laws requiring that existing programs be reviewed regularly for their effectiveness and be terminated unless specifically extended as a result of these reviews

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sunset legislation

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someone who brings to public attention gross governmental inefficiency or an illegal action

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whistleblower

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the replacment of government services with services provied by private firms

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privatization

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judge made law that originated in england from decisions shaped according to prevailing custom. Decisions were applied to similar situations and gradually became common to the nation

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common law

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a court rule bearing on subsequent legal decisions in similar cases. Judges rely on precedents in deciding cases.

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precedent

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to stand on decided cases; the judicial policy of following precedents established by past decisions

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stare decisis

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law established by legislatures, increasingly have become important of defining the rights and obligations of individuals.

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statues

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12
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passes by local bodies and usually deal with safety and zoning

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ordinances

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judicial interpretations of comon law principles and doctrines, as well as interpretations of constitutional law, statutory law, and administrative law.

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case law

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14
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authority of a court to decide certain cases.

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jurisdiction

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a sufficient stake in a matter to justify brining suit.

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standing to sue

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the court in which most cases begin

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trial court

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exists when a court’s authority to hear cases is not significantly restricted

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general jurisdiction

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to engage in a legal proceeding or seek relief in a court of law

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litigate

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a lawsuite filed by an individual seeking damages for “ all persons similary situated”

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class action suit

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a brief filed by a third party, who is not directly involves in the litigation but who has an interest in the outsome of the case.

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amicus curiae brief

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the faceless bureaucracy is the image we americans see our government

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true

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government corporation has a board of directors and managers, but it doesnt have stockholders

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true

23
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public bureaucracies are dependent upon congress for their funding, staffing, and their continued existence

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true

24
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the independent regulatory agencies are typically responsible for many types of public policy

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false

25
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the independent regulatory agencies are administered independently of all three branches of government

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true

26
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government corporations are used when activities are primary commercial

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true

27
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governnment corporations has aboard of directors and managers, and stock holders

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false

28
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as long a the federal bureaucracy exists, there will be attepmts to make it more open, efficient, and responsive to the needs of the US citizens

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true

29
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another approach to bureaucratic reform is privatization , whihc occurs when government services are replaced by services from the private sector

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true

30
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the term whistleblower as applied to the federal bureaucracy has a meaning: it is someone who blows the whistle on a gross governmental inefficiency or illegal action

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true

31
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congress has the power of the purse and could refuse to authorize or appropriate funds for an agency

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true

32
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public bureaucracies supposedly serve the citizenry

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true

33
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justices of the supreme court are not elected but appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate

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true

34
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the most important poltical force within our judiciary is the US Supreme Court

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true

35
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the united states has a dual court system. state and federal cours. each of the 50 states including the district of columbia has its own court system.

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true

36
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there are 51 court systems in the US

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true

37
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in any court system, before a case cfan be brought before a court, certain requirments must be met; jurisdiction and standing to sue

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true

38
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a trial court is a court in which trials are held and testimony is taken

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true

39
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the US Supreme court is the highest level of the three tiered model of the federal court system

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true

40
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the supreme court hears appeals federal appellate courts and highest state courts

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true

41
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both the federal and the state courts have stablished procedural rules that shape the litigation process

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true

42
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in most lawsuits, the parties are the plantiff( the person or organization that initiates the law suit), and the defendant( the person or orgnization against whom the lawsuit is brought)

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true

43
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of the total number of cases that are decided each year, those reviewed by the supreme court represent less and one half of 1 percent

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true

44
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the supreme court decisions profoundl affect our lives

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true

45
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an appellate court will challange a trial’s court findings of fact only when the finding is clearly contrary to the evidence presented at trial or when there is no evidence to support the finding

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true

46
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what are the sources of american law

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constitutions
statutes
ordinances
case law

47
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what are the types of federal courts

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trial courts
US courts of appeals
US Supreme court

48
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three common law trditions

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common law
precedent
stare decisis

49
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organizational chart of the federal government

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constitution
legislative branch
executive branch
judicial branch
cabinet departments
independent establishments/government coporations
50
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congressional control of the bureaucrcy

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oversight
conduct investigations and hold hearings to oversee agency’s actions
ask the GAO or the CBO to investigate a particular agency
can refuse to fund an agency
agency’s enabling legislation

51
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bureacratic reform

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government in the sunshine act
sunset legislation
privatization
saving cost through e-government 
whistleblower?( is this the 5th one)
52
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examples of government corporations

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tennessee valley authority
federal deposit insurance coporation
US postal service

53
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examples of administrative agencies

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environmental protection agency
nuclear regulatory commission
security and exchange commission

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