The four major types of bureaucratic structures in the executive branch of the federal government are the executive departments‚ independent executive agencies‚ independent regulatory agencies and government corporations. There are “fifteen executive departments‚ which are directly accountable to the president‚ are the major service organizations of the federal government.” (Sidlow‚ 2015‚ p. 288). Executive Departments include the Department of Defense whose main function is national security and
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The national and state governments work together to keep America’s federal government running smoothly‚ but the two often are in conflict over who has the final authority to decide policy in various areas. One example is which government should have the final say in whether or not a crime is severe enough to use capital punishment‚ also called the death penalty‚ which is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences (Cochran
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The Federal government uses three methods in which to acquire goods and services: simplified acquisition‚ sealed bid or negotiation. Of these methods‚ the Simplified Acquisition Procedure address a wide variety of contracting requirements in the procuring of supplies and services for the government. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) encourages Contracting Officer’s (CO) to use innovative approaches to the maximum extent practicable when awarding contracts. Additionally‚ it is the COs responsibility
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Federal Bureau of Prisons Matt Bennett Dr. Peterson CJ 323-101: Corrections October 23rd‚ 2012 You may ask what is the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Well the Federal Bureau of Prison was established within the Department of Justice and charged with the management and regulation of all of the federal penal and correctional institutions. “This responsibility covered the administration of the 11 Federal prisons in operation at the time.” (“Federal Bureau of‚”) With time passing and laws changing
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Police‚ prosecuting and court organizations which implements the state main duties and obligations to protect the human rights ‚ to prevent the human being against the criminal attack and to provide the social safety‚ peace and tranquility might have to reach to positive results by pursuing the right policy within their authority. The above mentioned organizations should pay attention in every step to what policy would be efficient what they must pursue for their
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not our real self‚ the noumenal self‚ can choose‚ we have no choice but to believe that we choose freely when we make a choice. This does not mean that we can control the effects of our actions. Some Indeterminists would argue we have no free will either. If‚ with respect to human behaviour‚ a so-called ’cause’ results in an indeterminate number of possible‚ so-called ’effects’‚ that does not mean the person had the free-thinking independent will to choose that ’effect’. More likely‚ it was the indeterminate
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Regulatory Agencies Paper HCS/437 August 18‚ 2014 Joyce Wooten Instructor / Nicolas Gross Regulatory Agencies Paper The concept of regulatory agencies has many boundaries and their responsibility is to license long-term care facilities to ensure compliance of laws and regulations. It is stated that in the United States the long-term care (LTC) marketplace is normally recognized as one of the most strongly regulated sectors in the economy‚ although there are differences
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Executive Director From: L. David Cohen‚ Senior Program Associate Date: April 23‚ 2015 Re: EPA Regulations for Carbon Dioxide The following memo pertains to new regulations proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan that are designed to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new and existing coal-fired power plants. On August 1‚ 2014‚ the State of West Virginia‚ joined by Alabama‚ Indiana‚ Kansas‚ Kentucky‚ Louisiana‚ Nebraska‚ Ohio
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Danielle Trubish 8-20-17 AP Government/Economics Mr. McKinnon Post Revolutionary War‚ American colonies created a federal government under laws called the Articles of Confederation. The colonies were unfairly treated by Great Britain and decided it was time to gain their independence. In 1786‚ at the Annapolis Convention‚ delegates from five states called for a Constitutional Convention in order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation‚ but very few delegates attended
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gov’t exists to benefit the govern Citizens have the right to change/overthrow the gov’t Created a Republic form of gov’t Representative Citizens elect people to represent them 2nd Established our first governing doc. Articles of Confederation Lasted 1781-1789 Was written in 1777 Purposely kept the national gov’t weak Created a Unicameral Congress 1 House/ Congress Each state had one vote Delegates were chosen by state legislature What gov’t could do under AC Conduct Foreign Affairs
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