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GOVT202

The Administrative State
GOVT202 SP

SectionClass Size*AvailableTimesPOIPrereq
1 40 0 Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM;NoNo

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

The rise of the administrative state is one of the principal challenges to contemporary democratic politics. The challenge is both ideological and institutional. It is ideological in that some insist democracy is ill-suited to a complex industrial society and that such societies are best managed by experts and technicians. It is institutional in that faith in democracy is not sufficient to guarantee bureaucratic accountability. Something more is needed. What this something is will be explored in the context of American national government, with particular emphasis on the evolution of federal bureaucracies, their role in shaping public policy and past and present effort to ensure their political accountability.

MAJOR READINGS

Selections from professional journals,
including law reviews, as well as relevant statutory and
case law and commentaries thereon.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

A midterm and a research project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Murphy, R
Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
Grading Mode: A/F
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0
No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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