Briefing Summary Elmer Boyd Staats and the Pursuit of Good Government Kathe Callahan Public Administration Review: March/April 2006; 66‚ 2; ProQuest Callahan’s Administrative profile of Elmer Boyd Staats‚ provides a summary of the transformative organizational changes under Staats leadership during his fifteen year appointment as the head of the General Accounting Office. Addressing what Callahan identifies as the pursuit of good government‚ Elmer Boyd Staats embarked on a career as a public servant
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Government: Too Big for Its Own Britches The government in America has obtained too much power for its own good. Scandals such as wiretapping‚ the absence of Habeas Corpus in detained "terrorists"‚ and the war on terror are all proof of this fact. There is a public outcry for the government to stop these acts‚ but their cries fall upon deaf ears. The Bush administration refuses to acknowledge the opinions of the masses‚ justifying all their actions either under Constitutional powers or executive
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Centre-State Relations Till 1967‚ the centre-state relations by and large were smooth due to one-party rule at the Centre and in most of the states. In 1967 elections‚ the Congress Party was defeated in nine states and its position at the Centre became weak. This changed political scenario heralded a new era in the Centre-state relations. The non-Congress Governments in the states opposed the increasing centralization and intervention of the Central government. They raised the issue of state autonomy
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Bruce Schneier seems to think so in this Article titled The Internet is a Surveillance State. In this article‚ Schneier believes that this big data will make all our deepest darkest secrets known to the world. However‚ it really is not the end of the world. For this article‚ it has some strong points such as its intro‚ showing that even the smartest internet users can still be caught. Schneier also goes on to state that this is the end‚ we’re done. Though he does have a point‚ the way he goes about
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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ which states that the Commission is to “review‚ from time to time‚ the revenue allocation formulae and principles in operation to ensure conformity with changing realities. Provided the any revenue formula which has been accepted by an Act of the National Assembly shall remain in force for a period of not less than five years for the commencement of the Act” Nigeria system of government has three levels namely‚ Federal‚ State and Local Governments. Each tier
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the United States) and a State (of the United States). Issues for discussion include (but are not limited to): Are the people in territories citizens of the United States? Who selects the territorial government officials? How does an area change from being a territory to being a state? Include anything else you find interesting about the differences or the process. Remember to use complete sentences with correct spelling‚ grammar‚ and punctuation. They are all Citizens but Citizens of states enjoy
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THE 1976 LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM AND PHYSICAL PLANNING DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA S. A. Ifaturoti‚ Department of Estate Management‚ Obafemi Awolowo University‚ Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria. Email: addyfax02@gmail.com Mobile Number: +234 706 270 9658 1.0 INTRODUCTION Local governments are an integral part of government. It is similarly the tier of government that is closest to the people being governed‚ and so the most effective means through which higher governments- state and federal- institute their policy
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the government? If the federal government is truly made up of the people it governs‚ it should be given enough power to enforce laws‚ protect our borders and represent the country in foreign affairs. After that level‚ power should be a matter of local governments‚ such as states‚ to have more power than the federal government for its populace. The federal government should be the check and balance in local government while at the same time the local governments check and balances the federal. The
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The speech most anticipated by the American people is the State of the Union. This is the speech that the President delivers annually to the joint session of congress. During this speech‚ he is basically giving his assessment of the nation with the economy and budget being the main emphasis of the whole speech. Because the audience is mainly congress‚ this is an excellent opportunity to present his agenda to those who would be responsible for passing it. The President’s cabinet consist of fifteen
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of powers to the President. Congress does have an innate ability to regulate the President’s use of written directives in a structured and limited manner. There is no available language within Article II of the U.S. Constitution; however‚ it does state‚ “[t]he executive power shall be vested in a President….”
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