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The Government: Bureaucracy, Courts, and Regulations

Explore the role of institutions in policy, the American system of government, market failures, regulation, and the federal court system's structure and function. Learn how the bureaucracy drafts policies, the courts operate, and how regulations impact society. Understand the impact of imperfect information, market monopolies, and the need for government intervention. Examine the Supreme Court's structure, jurisdiction, appointment process, and the role of the President in shaping the federal judiciary.

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The Government: Bureaucracy, Courts, and Regulations

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  1. The Bureaucracy/Courts 10/10/2011

  2. Clearly Communicated Learning Objectives in Written Form • Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: • identify and explain the role of formal (bureaucratic, judicial) institutions and their effect on policy. • students will have a better understanding of why our national government works and why the American system of government is unique. • students will be able to understand and interpret the United States Constitution and apply it to present policy dilemmas.

  3. Office Hours and Readings • Chapter 10 on the Bureaucracy • Chapter 11 on the Courts • Office Hours • Tuesday 8-12 • Wednesday 8-10:30

  4. The bureaucracy as policy maker

  5. Delegated Legislative Authority • This is the power of the Bureaucracy to draft as well as execute, specific policies. • Why? • Effect

  6. The Bureaucracy as regulator

  7. What is Regulation? • an imposition of restrictions on the activity of market participants. • “The Watchdog of Public safety, Is there any lower form of Life • Usually the action of a regulatory agency

  8. The Problem of Market Failure

  9. Market Failure: Imperfect Information • Government acts to correct deficiencies in the marketplace • Imperfect Information • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc1TBBp4dC8

  10. Market Failure: Taking advantage of Workers • Why? • Examples • Child Labor • Unsafe work Conditions

  11. Damage of Common Property • Exploiting shared resources • Tragedy of the commons • Government must intervene

  12. Market Failure: Monopoly • What is it? • Horizontal • Vertical

  13. How the bureaucracy Regulates

  14. Requiring Information • Reduce information costs • Placed on food, prescription drugs, tobacco

  15. The Case of Prescription Drugs • Single largest factor in increasing health care costs • Direct-to-consumer marketing • Must say certain things • http://www.lunesta.com/about/see-our-tv-ad.html

  16. Licensing and Ownership • Control who participates in the marketplace • Television- Radio • Poor Jesse- addicted to caffeine

  17. Rule-Making and Adjudication • Very inexpensive to do • Money through fines • Federal Law Enforcement

  18. Incentives and Sanctions Incentives Sanctions These Try to Discourage Behavior Fines and taxes Gas Guzzlers • These try to encourage behavior • Money, tax breaks • Electric Cars • Heavy Duty Vehicles

  19. Problems with Regulation • Higher Prices • Foreign Competition

  20. Deregulation • Reducing regulations on business • Attempts to lower costs to consumers and business • Can lead to re-regulation

  21. Article III The supreme court

  22. The Courts in the Constitution • Article III Section I • One supreme court • Ability to Create others • Tenure of office • Article III Section 3- treason

  23. Article III Section 2 • ambassadors and other ministers, counsels, and admiralty • controversies between two or more states • between citizens vsforeign citizens or states.

  24. The federal court system

  25. Federal District Courts • The Main Trial Courts of the System • Federal Crimes are Tried here • The Federal Court Downtown

  26. Court of Appeals • can only hear appeals • lacks original jurisdiction • Our court is in New Orleans

  27. The Supreme Court • Chief Justice • 8 Associate Justices

  28. Jurisdiction • Original • Appellate

  29. How you get on the court

  30. Role of the President • A very great power • Judges must be confirmed by the senate • Who are our judges

  31. How Presidents Decide • try to appoint people like themselves (90% of all Justices come from the President's party) • Other Factors • the courts need to work with the president to ensure its actions are followed.

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