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PPA 403 Entire Course (Ash)
PPA 403 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 PPA 403 Week 3 The
Continuum of Legal Formality
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PPA 403 Week 1 DQ 1 Values in Administrative Law
(Ash)
Values in Administrative Law. In the study of
administrative law it is useful to differentiate
the major valuesthat 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)
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)
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
Agencies (Ash)
Constitutional 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
(Ash)
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.
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PPA 403 Week 2 Quiz (Ash)
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. 3. Question
The issues of takings and just compensation
always include clear definitions and
straightforward compensation packages to
individuals from the government.
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PPA 403 Week 3 DQ 1 Bias in Administrative Law
(Ash)
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)
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)
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
(Ash)
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
Tools (Ash)
Administrative 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)
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)
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. 3. Question No
options other than formal adjudication exist for
administrative enforcement.
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PPA 403 Week 5 DQ 1 Affirmative Action Policies
(Ash)
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
Administrative Law (Ash)
Privatization and 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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PPA 403 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash)

• 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)
• Wyman v. James (1971)
• Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural
  Resources Defense Council (1978)
• Kelo v. City of New London (2005)

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