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Week 1 DQ 1 Values in Administrative Law   PPA
403 Week 1 DQ 2 The Federal Register   PPA 403
Week 1 Quiz   PPA 403 Week 2 DQ 1 Constitutional
Limits on Agencies   PPA 403 Week 2 DQ 2 Public
Access to Information   PPA 403 Week 2 Quiz   PPA
403 Week 3 DQ 1 Bias in Administrative Law   PPA
403 Week 3 DQ 2 Rulemaking in Practice   PPA 403
Week 3 Quiz  
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PPA 403 Week 1 DQ 1 Values in Administrative Law
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Values in Administrative Law. In the
study of administrative law it is useful to
differentiate the major values that drive
administrative policies. These include (a)
promoting personal safety, (b) assuring social
and economic justice, and (c) reallocating
wealth. Think of an agency or program in
government that illustrates each of these values
and offer it in this discussion. Where, for
example, does OSHAs regulation of toxic
substances in the workplace fit in this scheme?
Which of these values figure into the government
programs in the three cases in Chapter 2 of your
text? Respond to at least two of your classmates
postings.
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PPA 403 Week 1 DQ 2 The Federal Register (Ash)
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The Federal Register. As you read in
Chapter 1 of your text, the federal bureaucracy
issues thousands of administrative rules and
policy statements each year. Visit The Office of
the Federal Register online to view a recent
Federal Register (the document in which agency
actions are published) and go through the online
tutorial. For this discussion, select an item
posted in the Federal Register you have reviewed,
then offer a summary and explain how it
represents qualities of improving public safety,
correcting a free market failure, or correcting
inefficiency in an administrative process.
Respond to at least two of your classmates
postings.
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PPA 403 Week 1 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.ppa403master.com 1.   Question
  In our democratic system we expect that
government justify its uses of power in terms of
legal rules and procedures.   2.   Question
  The Administrative Procedure Act (APA)
effectively judicialized all administrative
action without exception.   3.   Question
  There are six (6) regional U.S. Courts of
Appeals or circuit courts which hear most of the
appeals from administrative agencies.
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PPA 403 Week 2 DQ 1 Constitutional Limits on
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Limits on Agencies. There are several
constitutional limitations on government agency
power in order to protect and preserve individual
rights. Let us consider two of these the freedom
to contract and private property rights. Citing
the text, respond to the following question How
is thefreedom of contract limitation on
regulatory power under the due process clause
both similar and different from the takings
clause limitation on regulatory power? Respond
to at least two of your classmates postings.
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PPA 403 Week 2 DQ 2 Public Access to Information
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m Public Access to Information. Public
access to information and sunshine laws should be
considered in all communication by all public
servants (whether you are a line staff member or
agency director). Technology adds another
dimension to what is covered under administrative
law in this area. E-mail correspondence can be
requested under the freedom of information laws.
Should e-mail communication among government
officials also have to comply with sunshine laws?
According to most sunshine laws, officials cannot
meet to discuss public business without notifying
the public of the meeting in advance. Consider
the following scenario In the case of Spokane
County, Washington, there are only three county
commissioners, so any communication between any
two of them is automatically a policy-making
majority.
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PPA 403 Week 2 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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1.   Question   The Courts ruling in the
Chevron case established an active role for the
Courts in interpreting statute with the goal of
superseding agency interpretation.   2.   Question
  The Freedom of Information Act is the most
significant law for expanding access to
information about the government.  
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PPA 403 Week 3 DQ 1 Bias in Administrative Law
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m Bias in Administrative Law. The issue
of bias is an important consideration in
administrative agencies and judicial hearings.
Discuss whether it is ethical for a judge to have
personal ties with someone about whom they will
be making a legal decision. Consider the
following questions in your response Does
professionalism offer adequate checks and
balances against bias in decision making? Should
judges recuse themselves from decisions involving
people with whom they have a personal
relationship? Since situations often depend on
the specific circumstances, are there
circumstances in which you think a judge should
definitely recuse him or herself? Are there other
situations in which you think it may not be
necessary? Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings
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PPA 403 Week 3 DQ 2 Rulemaking in Practice (Ash)
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Rulemaking in Practice. Investigate and
report on the rulemaking process for a government
agency in your state. To get started, select a
state agency (for example, one could look at the
website for the Arizona Department of Health
Services. You can access agency websites through
a simple Google search or through your state
government webpage). Then, search rulemaking or
rules to find out about their process. As we know
from the Federal Register activity in Week 1,
publishing information online is an important
means through which public agencies inform
citizens of their activities. After you find
state agency rulemaking information, tell us the
agency, program and issue. Then address the
following questions What is the process
followed? How much information is provided? Is
public participation incorporated into the
process? If so, how? Respond to at least two of
your classmates postings.  
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PPA 403 Week 3 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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1.  Question   Both the federal government and
state governments must afford citizens due
process of law. 2.   Question  Administrative
law issues are handled at various levels of
formality from informal to formal depending on
the issue, the applicable statutes, authority,
and intensity of disagreement.  3.   Question
  Timely and adequate notice to potentially
affected parties is necessary for fair
administrative hearings.
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PPA 403 Week 3 The Continuum of Legal Formality
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m The Continuum of Legal Formality.
There are a range of administrative procedures
available to public administrators to handle
administrative law issues. Administrators may
accomplish tasks through informal procedures or
they may conduct formal hearings. Statute may
determine which procedures must be followed, or
it may be up to the administrators discretion.
In a two to three-page paper, discuss the main
points along the continuum of legal formality
(for an illustration see Appendix A, page 431 in
the text) as well as the advantages and
disadvantages of the levels of formality (or
informality). Offer examples and cite the text to
support your points. Use APA style as outlined in
the approved APA style guide to document all
sources.
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PPA 403 Week 4 DQ 1 Administrative Enforcement
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Enforcement Tools. Find an example of an
administrative sanction (such as a fine or
revocation of license) that has been imposed on a
business or individual for noncompliance by a
government agency from a government report, news
article, or other reputable source. Offer a
summary of the situation and explain how the
sanction fits in with the categories offered in
the APA, how it fits in (or is counter to) the
material in the text, and the outcome, if
available. Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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PPA 403 Week 4 DQ 2 Judicial Review (Ash) FOR
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Judicial Review. Citing the text, discuss the
rationale for judicial review and the judiciarys
role in checking and balancing the power of the
other branches of government. What are the
advantages and disadvantages of judicial review?
Offer examples. Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.  
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PPA 403 Week 4 Quiz (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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1.   Question   Criminal penalties as an
administrative sanction result only from
proceedings in the regular courts, not directly
from an administrative order.   2.   Question
  Enforcement is the last step for an agency to
achieve its policy goals.  
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PPA 403 Week 5 DQ 1 Affirmative Action Policies
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m Affirmative Action Policies.
Affirmative action employment policies are often
misunderstood. Many programs seek no more than to
equalize racial or sexual balance in employment
where occupational tests have little or no
predictive power on job performance. Look-up one
or two offices or policies of affirmative action
and/or equal opportunity to see what agencies are
doing in this area and report on your findings.
In your response, also consider the following
questions Is there any legal or moral objection
to such programs? What principles of justice, if
any, support such affirmative action policies?
How might an affirmative action officer shape
their program to encourage a balanced mix in
employment without raising claims of reverse
discrimination? Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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PPA 403 Week 5 DQ 2 Privatization and
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Administrative Law. In your readings issues are
raised on the more recent debate of privatization
(and outsourcing) of government activities to
private companies. Describe what you see as some
of the future implications of privatization for
administrative law and public administration.
Consider the following questions Do you think it
is feasible or reasonable to expect privatization
of government activities to maintain the
democratic ideals we expect? Do you think we
should exchange some of our democratic
expectations for possible efficiencies? Do you
think some activities are better suited for
privatization than others in light of these
challenges? Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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Final Paper   Select a U.S. Supreme Court case
from the list below and read the full case
involved as well as other supporting documents
(see also the notes below on how to access case
information through the AU online
library).   Focus of the Final Paper   Please
examine one of the cases from this list for your
paper   Goldberg v. Kelly (1970)   Chevron
v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
(1984)   Massachusetts v. EPA (2007)
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