What are the roles of the courts in the political system

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Assignment:

The Federal Judiciary and Federal Bureaucracy Read chapters of the text book so as to be able to answer these questions:

1. What are the roles of the courts in the political system?

2. Under what circumstances can a case originating in a state court be appealed to the federal courts?

3. What are the differences in the jurisdiction of the federal and state court systems? What are the tiers of the Federal Court system?

4. Who appoints federal judges and why are their appointments so significant? What is stare decisi

5. Why does the Supreme Court usually decide to hear a case?

6. What are the differences between judicial activism and judicial restraint?

7. What are the political factors that might influence Supreme Court justices?

Read chapter and answer these questions:

1. What are the advantages of a bureaucracy and how is it structured?

2. What are the main differences between a private bureaucracy and a public one?

3. What is the history of the patronage and merit systems used in the management of the Federal Bureaucracy? What was achieved by the Pendleton Act and then by the Hatch Act?

4. What are the advantages and drawbacks of an independent bureaucracy? What do you think might be the inherent conflict between bureaucratic power and democratic values?

5. Identify the major types of organizations within the federal bureaucracy and provide examples of each type.

6. How is the Federal Bureaucracy held to account for its actions?

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