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Running Head: FEDERALISM 1

FEDERALISM 4

Federalism

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1. Federalism:

A. One advantage to a national policy that must be implemented by one agency of the federal bureaucracy.

One major advantage of having a national policy conducted by a federal bureaucratic agency is that the system is carried out in a more systematic manner by professional technocrats. Moreover, the policy also has an added advantage as it’s always similar in every state (Peterson, 2012). Also, if a certain policy is set aside to be conducted by different local or state bureaucratic agencies, it limits the chances of having central governance controlling the manner through which the system is implemented. Therefore, having a national policy executed by a federal agency ensures that the policy is the same in every state.

B. One disadvantage to a national policy that must be implemented by one agency of the federal bureaucracy.

The main disadvantage correlated to the implementation of national policy by one federal bureaucratic agency is that the system will be administered centrally thereby limiting local agencies from adapting to their needs (Hueglin & Fenna, 2015). As a result, the federal government is always compelled to impose a one size fits all policy to all localities and states. Therefore, while it makes the policy highly beneficial to be implemented by one federal agency, it makes less democratic.

C. One option to maintain the advantage of the national policy discussed above.

Given the advantage of having a national policy executed by a single federal agency the major option is to have the policy conducted by technocrats (Peterson, 2012). This follows as the designated members of the bureaucratic organization are apparently recognized experts in the implementation of the policies. For that reason, the option would go a long way into ensuring that the agency is more equipped in the implementation of the policy than other people.

D. One option to improve the disadvantage of the national policy discussed above.

Following the disadvantages of the implementation of the policy by a single federal bureaucratic agency, it would be highly essential to adopt an option correlated with the making the policy more flexible (Hueglin & Fenna, 2015). In that sense, while the system is administered centrally it would enable the local agencies to select a national policy that presumably fits their needs.

References

Hueglin, T. O., & Fenna, A. (2015). Comparative federalism: A systematic inquiry. University of Ashford Press.

Peterson, P. E. (2012). The price of federalism. Brookings Institution Press.