Test 3

Question 1

US bicameral house and Senate

Answer 1

Bi-lower
Sen-higher
Have equal representation

Question 2

Parlaimentary

Answer 2

Legislative without executive authority

Question 3

Laws are made under

Answer 3

Natural laws in general

Question 4

Legislatures

Answer 4

Multimember, make laws, formally equal, decide by voting. Also appoint officials by voting, act in a judicial capacity authority to investigate, ombudsman

Question 5

Ombudsman

Answer 5

an official appointed to investigate individuals’ complaints against maladministration, especially that of public authorities.

Question 6

Parliamentary VS Presidential system

Answer 6

pg. 200 fig 7

Question 7

Legislative committees offer..

Answer 7

specialization and decentralization

Question 8

US senate folkways

Answer 8

apprenticeship, legislative work, specialization, courtesy, reciprocity, institutional patriotism

Question 9

models of representation

Answer 9

delegate model makes decisions based on constituents wishes, trustee model makes decision on wisdom and reason, politico model a combo of both

Question 10

Legislative party behavior

Answer 10

part members form caucuses, meet to set agenda and prescribe issue agenda for party influence and discipline not always there in real world.

Question 11

Executive institutions

Answer 11

provide leadership as most recognized governmental figure

Question 12

Functions of executive

Answer 12

diplomacy, emergency leadership, budget formation, control military, chief administrator, policy initiation, symbolic leadership

see email for more

Question 13

Types of executive institutions

Answer 13

hereditary monarchies, directly elected chief executives, non-democratic executives

Question 14

Power

Answer 14

Limits and exceeding and institutional complexity and media (see email)

Question 15

Types of authority

Answer 15

Charismatic authority- individual’s gift
Traditional authority- based on tradition and culture
Rational legal authority- based on established laws
Representative authority- based on legal representation
Coercive authority- based on use of force

Question 16

Judicial institutions

Answer 16

. Judicial Institutions- part of government that regards justice and meaning of law

Question 17

Judicial functions

Answer 17

resolve conflicts, maintain social control, legitimize regime, and protect rights, offer justice

Question 18

Two systems of justice

Answer 18

Adversarial where judge is there to make sure all is fairly heard, Inquisitorial where judge inquires on guilt then goes to trial mostly 100% guilty

Question 19

types of law

Answer 19

Natural law- moral or ethical a higher power
Positive law- devised by humans
Basic law- written law/constitutions
Statutory law- proscriptive law/ criminal acts, tax
Common law- uniform from England to be applied by principles
Civil law- laws governing private parties
Criminal law- laws against the state or nation

Question 20

Selection and tenure of judges

Answer 20

Missouri Plan appointed the voted to stay in
Elected partisan or nonpartisan
Trying to achieve legitimacy

Question 21

heirarchy of judicial institutions

Answer 21

most countries have multiple layers of trial courts and appellate courts

Question 22

Judicial review

Answer 22

the power to hold unconstitutional any law Marbury vs. Madison / Parliamentary supremacy o=if courts just interpret law. In US Supreme Court decisions make constitutional law

Question 23

Bureaucracy is an organizational form

Answer 23

see email

Question 24

Beaurocrat

Answer 24

A Bureaucrat is an official who acquires their position on the bases of their qualifications and skills- primary responsibility is policy implementation.

Question 25

Bureaucratic functions

Answer 25

Revenue collection- IRS
National defense- US Dept. of Defense
Service delivery- Govt. Services
Income maintenance- Unemployment Insurance
Regulation- Individuals or Groups
Research- R&D institutional like Universities (Research)
Specialized government function- US Mint
Management of State Enterprises- TVA
Bureaucracies never stop growing- Instrumentalism and self interest
Bureaucracies can be responsible and efficient- ? TCC

Question 26

Bureaucracies and change

Answer 26

like rules of command and power conscious

Question 27

Iron triangle

Answer 27

see email

Question 28

reform

Answer 28

expanding role of citizen or political supervision and smaller size

Question 29

Key to Understanding Bureaucracy

Answer 29

the pluses and the negatives
6. Why do you need one? Function?

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