Table of Contents 1. Introduction – Normative assessment of delegation 1 2. Theory ………………………………………………………………………………2 2.1 The Principal-Agent-Theory 2 2.2 Application of Principal-Agent logics to Bureaucracies 3 2.3 Hypotheses 4 2.3.1 Efficiency 4 2.3.2 Depoliticization 5 2.3.3 Shifting responsibilities 6 2.3.4 Decreased likelihood of policy adoption 6 2.3.3 Control variables 6 3. Methods and data 7 3.1 Data 7 3.2. Operationalization of dependent variable 7
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postbaccalaureate students to promote access to postsecondary education.” (ed.gov). Pell Grants are an award given to students and is not mandatory to apply. Obamacare on the other hand has mandates and fees that you have to pay if you are not insured. This is one main difference between Pell Grants and the Affordable Care Act. “ Prior to the implementation of Obamacare‚ people had the choice to live without insurance. This system didn’t really work for millions of Americans. especially those who wanted coverage
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Barack Obama’s administration‚ about half were a result of medical bills; of those‚ three-quarters of filers actually had health insurance (Pibel 1). On March 23 of 2010‚ the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act became law. Also known as “Obamacare‚” this law primarily functions to decrease the number of uninsured Americans
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Study Guide—this is only a study guide to assist in preparing for the first test. Make sure you are ready to answer questions like those that appear in guide much more in-dept. Be prepared to define‚ describe and discuss each of the following terms/concepts. Be prepared to answer questions on current events relating to chapters one through three discussed during class time. Chapter One What is politics? The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area‚ especially
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guarded against tyranny in four different ways which were Federalism‚ Separation of powers‚ Checks and balances and Big states vs small states The beginning guard against tyranny was Federalism‚ which is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant. James Madison had stated in a “Federalist Newspaper” about Federalism and how it basically worked for the Colony. Federalism protects against tyranny because Federalism isn’t an absolute power‚ its a division of power to
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healthcare act state it is an attempt to increase the size and power of the federal government and it is one of "the largest tax increase in the history of the world‚” despite it being almost equally in size to President Clinton 1993 tax increase (“‘Obamacare’ isn’t the largest”‚ 2012). There is an abundance of questions surrounding the new healthcare act ranging from the constitutionality of Act to the ethical and moral ramifications of such wide sweeping legislation. This paper will attempt to answer
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Sovereignty in general terms means‚” supreme authority.” It involves authority over all others within its field of operation‚ and the absence of any other superior authority in that same field. The United States has its own form of sovereignty‚ which is “Popular Sovereignty.” Popular sovereignty is‚” the belief that the authority‚ legality and legitimacy of the government is created by the will or consent of its people” (Popular sovereignty: US history for kids***‚ 2015). Popular sovereignty ultimately
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The people of the United States of America are going to pick a new president on November 8th. The two candidates are Donald Trump the Republican candidate and Hillary Clinton the Democratic candidate. The candidates are very different‚ for instance‚ there views on abortion‚ border control‚ higher taxes on the wealthy and many other points. However‚ they are the same because they both want the better for our country‚ keeping God in the public sphere‚ making voting registration easier and numerous
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states and cities they will receive no assistance in the event of a disaster‚ what do you think will happen? personal responsibility and neighborly concern is a superior substitute for government intervention.” Clearly‚ Landy conceptualizes federalism as being composed of four dimensions: three levels of government and the civic realm. With regard to the latter‚ it’s worth recalling that Alexis de Tocqueville recognized in the early nineteenth century that “government can’t match the energy
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Chapter 1 – Democracy and American Politics I) Democracy – demos (the people) & kratein (to rule) a. Oligarchy – rule by a few and a minority group holds power over a majority as in an aristocracy or a clerical establishment b. Monarchy – rule by one where power rests in the hands of a king or queen c. Athens was known for the purest form of democracy that has ever existed. d. Direct democracy – form of political decision making in which public business
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