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Case Study 12:  Death of a Spy Satellite Program

Read Case 12 in your textbook and respond to the following questions:

• Identify and explain the role of key actors who have influence over the budgetary process
• Explain how the budgetary constraints led to the outcome of the case
• Discuss the politics involved with the budgetary process

Case Study 13:  The Tides of Reform Revisited:  Patterns in Making Government Work

Read Case Study 13 in your textbook and respond to the following questions:

• Identify and discuss how the expectations of the various actors in the case influenced the reforms and the setbacks to the reforms
• Discuss the general advantages and disadvantages of administrative reforms and use example to support your argument

Case Study 9:  The Shootings at the Columbine High School:  The Law Enforcement Response

Read Case Study 9 and respond to the following questions:

• Use this case to discuss the importance of effective administrative communications to decision making and performance and assess if the communication in the shooting incident was effective or not.  Be sure to cite relevant examples from the case to support your arguments