THE CURRENT MACROECONOMIC SITUATION The current economic data suggest that the U.S. economy is expanding at a moderate pace‚ although the recovery from the recession and financial crisis still promises to be long and difficult. Real GDP grew by 3.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011‚ up from 1.8 percent in the third quarter. Roughly two-thirds of that increase‚ however‚ was due to business inventory restocking‚ a temporary boost to GDP that will not be sustained in the coming quarters. The
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interest groups will rate candidates based on their roll call votes. Also‚ interest groups create political action committees. They can send mail‚ advertise‚ stage rallies‚ and campaign door-to-door. These PACs can contribute money either directly to the candidate or indirectly by funding campaign activities. Interest groups use iron triangles to influence elections by giving funds to committees who pay attention to them‚ and they work together to achieve common goals. In amicus curiae briefs‚ interest
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Feb 2013 Lesson 2.3: Financial Management: Program/Budget Execution Budget Allocation Process (Apportionment) After Congress passes the DOD Appropriations Bill and the President signs it‚ then the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) distributes the Budget Authority to the DOD. This distribution is called Apportionment. The funds can then be obligated for the programs and needs defined in the budget development process. Flow of Funds The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) apportions funds (Budget
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Three Elements of Lawmaking That Uphold the People’s Democracy I believe the three most critical elements of lawmaking are Committee Action‚ Conference Action‚ and Presidential Signing or Veto with possible Congressional ⅔ Vote because these elements allow for public wants to be realized while keeping branches of the government in check and therefore creating revised bills that will reflect their proper intent as a law. Even though all of the Elements of Lawmaking are important steps into turning
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When the United States separated from Britain and decided to form a new government‚ the Founding Fathers followed philosopher Baron de Montesquieu and created a government divided into three branches. They opposed the British monarchical rule and believed that the power of one person would lead to the abuse of individual rights. They felt that a separation of powers was necessary to protect individual rights and represent the people. Separation of powers would allow the government to control itself
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When the United States separated from Britain and decided to form a new government‚ the Founding Fathers followed philosopher Baron de Montesquieu and created a government divided into three branches. They opposed the British monarchical rule and believed that the power of one person would lead to the abuse of individual rights. They felt that a separation of powers was necessary to protect individual rights and represent the people. Separation of powers would allow the government to control itself
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When the United States separated from Britain and decided to form a new government‚ the Founding Fathers followed philosopher Baron de Montesquieu and created a government divided into three branches. They opposed the British monarchical rule and believed that the power of one person would lead to the abuse of individual rights. They felt that a separation of powers was necessary to protect individual rights and represent the people. Separation of powers would allow the government to control itself
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What can congress do to influence the bureaucracy? In ordinary usage‚ “bureaucracy” refers to a complex‚ specialized organization composed of non-elected‚ highly trained professional administrators and clerks hired on a full-time basis to perform administrative services and tasks. Bureaucratic organizations are broken up into specialized departments or ministries‚ to each of which is assigned responsibility for pursuing a limited number of the government’s many official goals and policies those
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on the principle of a constitutional republic‚ allowing all citizens the congressional rights to voice their opinions on public policy. In fact‚ all Americans have political advocates working for them in some form. Businesses‚ industries and groups with concerns that might be affected by public policies can use advocates to influence the officials who make policies. Lobbying‚ grassroots efforts‚ and political action committees are all among ways to advocate opinions and information to our government
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complex institution and the bulk of work on legislation consists of what members do in committees‚ congress deals with a lot of things in different areas so in order for a member to become an expert in the subject area and manage workloads congress relies heavily on a committee system. The four types of congressional committees are standing committees‚ select committees‚ conference committees‚ and joint committees. A standing committee is a permanent committee that exists in both the House and the
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