History 1

1. What legal and political influences can affect the decisions of judges? How does the judiciary play a part in policymaking?

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2. Who holds the federal bureaucracies accountable for their actions? How are they held accountable?

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3. How does the federal bureaucracy implement policy within the federal government? Give a specific example. Where does the bureaucracy get its power?

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4. In 1800, the federal bureaucracy was relatively small with only a few thousand employees. Describe how the bureaucracy grew from a few thousand employees to the size it is today. Also, discuss how the bureaucracy is organized and how government employees are hired.

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5. Explain how the federal government promotes business, labor, and agriculture in the United States. Also, describe how the federal government uses its monetary policy as an economic management tool.

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6. How does the United States differ in providing economic security to its citizens from that of the European democracies?

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7. Discuss how government intervention promotes efficiency and equity in the economy. Be sure that you include restraint of trade, indirect costs, deregulation, and overregulation within your analysis.

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8. Analyze the government’s role in the protection of the environment. Be sure that your analysis includes a look at one of the following: conservation, environmentalism, protection, global warming, and energy concerns. How has the regulation of one of these issues resulted in better protection? Who are the major stakeholders in this process?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.