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Admin Law Chpt 2
Admin Law by Hall 3rd ed Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| form of government founded in ancient Rome | Democracy |
| a form of direct popular government | Democracy |
| form of government where people vote on and direct all important issues | Democracy |
| form of government founded in ancient Athens | Republic |
| form of government where people elect representatives who make laws for the people | Republic |
| name of the first written constitution of the United States | Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union |
| The year that the first constitution was adopted | 1781 |
| Year the new constitution was drafted and enacted | 1787 and 1789 |
| two structural elements found in the constitution intended to keep and single group or person in government from becoming too powerful | federalism and separation of powers |
| two forms of government recognized in the Constitution | the federal (national) and the states |
| amendment that outlines powers of states and the people | tenth amendment |
| constitutional provision that lists the powers of Congress | Article 1, section 8 |
| Clause that allows Congress may enact all laws necessary and proper to carry out Congress's other enumerated powers | Necessary and Proper clause |
| clause which provides that properly enacted federal laws are superior to all state and local laws | Supremacy clause |
| clause that states that Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce, commerce with foreign nations, and commerce with Indian tribes | Commerce clause |
| the division of governmental power between the federal and state governments | federalism |
| areas where both governments may regulate | concurrent jurisdiction |
| vertical division of power | federalism |
| horizontal division of power | separation of powers |
| the division of power into three branches | separation of powers |
| branch of government responsible for administering and enforcing the laws of the government | executive branch |
| a written law enacted by a legislative body | statute |
| branch of government responsible for administering justice, resolving disputes, and interpreting the law | judicial branch |
| branch of government responsible for creation of law | legislative branch |
| purpose of the doctines of federalism and the separation of powers | prevent the centralization of power in one person or group |
| a rational management system | bureaucracy |
| the management systems of the United States | bureaucracy |
| who creates, defines, and funds agencies | the Congress |
| greater in foreign affairs that in domestic matters | the executive's authority |
| purpose of independent agencies | keep them free from politics |
| movement to detach bureaucracy from the political branched of government | reason president is unable to control the government |
| the size of agencies | reason president is unable to control the government |
| the system of checks and balances | reason president is unable to control the government |
| president is direct head of executive agencies | presidential control over agencies |
| president can recommend to Congress agency reorginizations and amendments to enabling laws | presidential control over agencies |
| president has some authority to establish policy through executive orders | presidential control over agencies |
| president plays a role in the appointment of agency heads | presidential control over agencies |
| how the president can establish policy | executive orders |
| to improve the efficiency and quality of agency decisions by reducing the degree to which the agency head is influenced by politics | primary reason Congress limits the presidential removal powers |
| good cause, inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance of office | limitations on the removal of independent agency officers |
| a mechanism used by Congress to invalidate agency action that falls short of the constitutional method of making law | legislative veto |
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