PA 584 Complete Course with Final Exam Intergovernmental Management Keller PLEASE DOWNLOAD HERE! studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=16668 This tutorial includes the following: Project - The Interplay of Federal and State Laws studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=16666 Project Proposal Medical Marijuana Week 2 – 1 Page The legalization of marijuana for medical use has been a long-standing controversy in the United States. While some countries have already legalized its use, majority of US government officials are still against its legalization. In particular, the legalization of medical marijuana would include the passing of laws that would make it legal to grow marijuana, to process it for medical use, to sell it, and to use it. However, despite the federal government’s opposition with regards to medical marijuana’s legalization, some states have still managed to make its use legal through collective action… Status Report Week 5 – 1 Page I have identified several states that approved the legalization of marijuana use, including states across the nation that still have pending legislation to legalize medical marijuana. I also found at least four states that approved the use of medical marijuana, but do not have any intentions of legalizing its use. My research has led me to a list of states failed to pass the legislation requirements… Project Week 7 – 13 Pages Marijuana is a popular topic in the news considering the increasing number of states favoring the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Despite the Federal governments claims that marijuana usage provides no medical relief whatsoever, still, 19 states, including the District of Columbia, have legalized the use of medical marijuana, while at least two States have legalized recreational marijuana. Of the issues surrounding the viability of marijuana as cure for certain illnesses and ailments, the most pressing issues are the penalties and threats of prosecution that hound dispensaries even in States that approved the use of marijuana medically. Therefore, Federal and State laws remain at odds with each other despite efforts to make it legal in various other States… You Decide: State and Local Government – Week 3 – 7 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=16663 Dear Governor: Due to the state’s budget problems, many higher education programs had to be removed from the state’s publicly supported universities. As a result, some majors will no longer be offered by these universities, which mean that students within the state will have to avail of those majors in another state. However, the state’s universities also offer majors that are not available in the other state. In this regard… You Decide: Ethics Week 6 – 7 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=16662 Time comes when individuals may be confronted with situations that would require them to think and act ethically. In some situations, it would be easy to decide how to act and what to make out of the situation, while there may be instances when choosing between doing what is right and what is wrong might be difficult. Considering many factors that comprise what ethics are, including standards and principles that humans adhere to such as behaviors, values, and obligations, acting and thinking ethically can be a complicated matter for people working in public administration… Midterm Exam Graded studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=10315 (TCO B) The bicameral legislature that exists in the United States today was formulated during the Constitutional Convention (Points : 5) (TCO B) New Federalism is a term that was used by (Points : 5) (TCO C) When a conflict between two or more states arises, the ultimate resolution of the matter (Points : 5) (TCO C) The genesis of the idea for an interstate compact through the passage of the legislation in two or more states and the implementation is a multiple-step process. One such step or series of steps is (Points : 5) (TCO D) When the federal government is attempting to implement a policy nationally, and that policy is within the permitted powers, it can influence the states to comply by (Points : 5) (TCO D) Which model of the relationships between the national, state, and local governments views the relationship of the national government and state governments as independent and autonomous? (Points : 5) (TCO B) Explain the basics of a unitary form of government including a brief mention of one of its strengths as compared to a federal government. (Points : 10) (TCO C) Discuss key characteristics of the United States of America immediately after ratification of the Constitution as compared to under the Articles of Confederation. (Points : 20) (TCO C) What is meant by the term “home rule?” Briefly, how does it compare to Dillon’s Rule? (Points : 20) (TCO D) What were the first three executive level departments created in federal government of the United States of America? In what way was that indicative of the role of the federal government at that time? (points: 15) (TCO B) Discuss the basic viewpoints of dual federalism and cooperative federalism. Focus please on the role of the federal government and the respective state governments. Feel free to include a brief discussion of historical events that have led into these viewpoints of federalism. (Points : 30) (TCO D) An interstate compact is an important tool for management of policy issues that cross jurisdictional lines. Please define the term interstate compact. Explain the steps that are needed from the time that an interstate related problem is recognized to the time that an appropriate agreement is implemented. (Points : 25) Midterm Exam – Answers Prepared Based on the Study Guide – 7 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=16661 1. Given that American federalism lies at the heart of intergovernmental management in the United States, examine and analyze the history and theories of federalism. 2. The Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the compromise reached. 3. Characteristics of the United States of America under the Constitution. 4. The role of the Supreme Court in refining the application of federalism. 5. Given that the constructs of intergovernmental management reside within geopolitical boundaries, explicate the powers, operation, constituent responsibilities and possible tensions of local, state, and national government in the United States. 6. What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Dillon’s Rule? 7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the home rule? 8. Given that an understanding of systems behavior provides a vital foundation to the development and continuation of intergovernmental management, analyze the statutory and fiscal relationships among government agencies, emphasizing policymaking and implementation. 9. What is the Military Interstate Childrens Compact Commission? Final Exam Graded studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=7273 (TCO A) Explain briefly why a governmental agency may have many different stakeholders. (Points : 15) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12501 (TCO B) Explain the basics of the theory of dual federalism and the importance of the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland to that theory. (Points : 15) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12499 (TCO C) The 50 states within the United States of America have come about in a variety of ways. Please briefly explain at least two of the ways that states have been formed and/or admitted to the union. (Points : 15) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12496 (TCO D) The ability to generate specific types of taxes varies from one level of government to the next. Rank the abilities of the three: local, state, and federal government. Explain at least one way that the respective abilities of the three levels of government to raise tax impact them from an intergovernmental perspective. (Points : 15) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12495 (TCO E) Why was the Department of Homeland Security formed? Do you feel that this has helped from a strategic planning perspective? (Points : 15) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12493 (TCO F) Explain briefly why requiring financial disclosure of certain governmental officials may help prevent ethical issues from arising. (Points : 15) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12490 (TCO G) The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (the GASB) has conceptually addressed the idea of performance reporting. The concept sets forth the idea of measuring service efforts and accomplishments (SEA for short). Service accomplishments can be viewed as the output measures or as outcome measures. Explain briefly the difference between output measures and outcome measures. (Points : 15) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12489 (TCO A) Suppose that you have just been hired as a midlevel manager in your state’s highway department and placed in charge of strategic planning for the department. As you are starting to think about the strategic plan that the department will be developing, you are already considering the implementation phase. In broad general terms, list and briefly discuss three implementation steps. (Points : 25) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12500 (TCO B) Three distinct structures of national government are unitary, confederate, and federal. Compare and contrast a unitary government with a federal government with a focus on at least two weaknesses of each of these two forms of national government. (Points : 25) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12498 (TCO C) Special districts are an important component of the governmental structure in the United States. Please address the creation, existence, and use of such districts. Some aspects that you should consider are as follows. What is a special district? Why might one be formed? Please feel free to use a brief example of a type of service and/or district that might be formed as part of your answer. (Points : 25) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12497 (TCO D) Three models of the relationships between the national, state, and local governments are: Coordinate-Authority, Inclusive-Authority, and Overlapping-Authority. Describe the Coordinate-Authority model and the Inclusive-Authority model, including a discussion of the respective views on the levels of dependence between the layers. (Points : 25) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12494 (TCO E) Oftentimes, all three levels of government may be involved in responding to a natural disaster. One key idea in this area is that the immediate needs must generally be by the local governments’ first responders. Explain why this is the case. Further explain the role of the federal government in these matters.(Points : 25) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12492 (TCO F) Ethical issues can easily arise in governmental affairs and may be faced by anyone working as a public administrator. List and discuss three ethical issues that may be faced by an elected official or an administrative employee within a government or agency. (Points : 25) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12491 (TCO G) In 1993, the Congress of the United States passed the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). In 2010, the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 made substantial changes to that existing law. First, explain at least a couple of the reasons that an update was needed. Second, describe at least two changes that the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 made to that existing law. (Points : 25) studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=12488 Final Exam – Answers Prepared Based on the Study Guide – 11 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=16657 Given public administration as a discipline, explicate the role that efficiency, equity, and stabilization objectives play in the development of public policy at all levels of government. Economic aspects of public policy. Models of decision-making – rational-comprehensive, incrementalism, and adjudication. Experimental design of research. Nonexperimental design of research. Quasi-experimental design of research. Given a particular public policy or program initiative, specify the major elements of a policy analysis that will establish the efficacy of that policy or program in consideration of objectives, resources, and alternatives. Federal Budget Process. What is the relationship among deficit, surpluses, and national debt? Given limitations on the availability of public sector resources, establish the conditions under which public-private partnerships would be an appropriate way to achieve policy objectives. Given limitations on the availability of public sector resources, establish the conditions under which public-private partnerships would be an appropriate way to achieve policy objectives. Implementation steps for a new public policy. Determining who should implement a new public policy. Marginal costs of implementation. Given a public policy, prescribe an approach whereby it would be implemented in a cost-effective way. Given a public policy, prescribe an approach whereby it would be evaluated in a meaningful way, and specify the uses to which evaluation results would be put. What is the difference between direct democracy and indirect democracy? Threaded Discussions-Intergovernmental Management-Week 1-7-All Students Posts-457 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=2241 Threaded Discussions Week 1 Federalism–All Students Posts– 32 Pages Threaded Discussions 2 Week 1 State/Federal Conflicts–All Students Posts– 32 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=2230 Threaded Discussions 1 Week 2 Theories of Federalism–All Students Posts– 36 Pages Threaded Discussions 2 Week 2 Federal Departments and Agencies–All Students Posts– 32 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=2231 Threaded Discussions 1 Week 3 Why Do We Have So Many Governments?–All Students Posts– 40 Pages Threaded Discussions 2 Week 3 Compare/Contrast Dillon’s Rule and Home Rule–All Students Posts students– 32 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=2232 Threaded Discussions 1 Week 4 Government Revenues-All Students Posts – 38 Pages Threaded Discussions 2 Week 4 Federal Funding - All Students Posts students– 31 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=2233 Threaded Discussions 1 Week 5 Public Policy-All Students Posts– 32 Pages Threaded Discussions 2 Week 5 Strategic Planning-All Students Posts – 29 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=2234 Threaded Discussions 1 Week 6 Ethics Laws and Rules-All Students Posts – 35 Pages Threaded Discussions 2 Week 6 Code of Ethics-All Students Posts– 32 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=2235 Threaded Discussions 1 Week 7 Performance Evaluations-All Students Posts– 29 Pages Threaded Discussions 2 Week 7 Accountability and Ethics-All students Posts– 27 Pages studentswithsolutions/view-tutorial.aspx?TutorialId=2236
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