Answer 4 of the following essays. Each essay answer must be a minimum of 250 words (double spaced). You can certainly write more than the 250 minimum.
Include the actual question at the top of each essay response. However, the actual question does not count toward the 250- word minimum. The source page does not count toward the 250-word minimum.
Your name must appear at the top of the exam. A 5-point penalty if your name is not on the paper. A 5-point penalty for each essay if the actual question is not at the top of each essay answer (ex: question, then answer. question, then answer, etc). A minimum of a 10-point
penalty for each essay if you write 200-249 words. A minimum of a 20-point penalty for each essay if you write 150-199 words. A minimum of a 30 point penalty if you write 100-149 words.
This is an Open Book exam. Call, text, or email me if you have any questions.
Select 4 essays
Chapter1
1. In searching for reasons why government has grown, we need look at only the four largest areas of spending: income security for the elderly, national defense, public education, and medical care. Identify the major conditions of modern life that have made these four the dominant spending priorities and centers of public authority.
Suggest future directions for these sectors, based on trends that we can identify now. Use your textbook, and at least one academic source from the Barry online library. Full APA citations required.
Chapter 2
2. The separation of powers doctrine implemented in 1787 is still evident in the internal organization of the national, state, and many municipal governments. Many observers believe that executive/legislative division engenders conflicts that unduly hinder timely decision making.
Describe other disadvantages and possible advantages of separation of powers, citing examples of each. Use your textbook, and at least one academic source from the Barry online library. Full APA citations required.
3. Describe the importance of interagency collaboration and why it is necessary for local municipalities to provide the vital services for their citizens. Use your textbook, and at least one academic source from the Barry online library. Full APA citations required.
Chapter 3
4. Explain how dual, cooperative, and centralized federalism differ in their basic concepts, and how the shift occurred from each type to the next over the course of American history. Use your textbook, and at least one academic source from the Barry online library. Full APA citations required.
5. Explain how the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) whole community approach to responding to and mitigating disasters has changed the way the local governments and communities respond to and prepare for emergencies such as hurricanes. Use your textbook, and at least one academic source from the Barry online library. Full APA citations required.
Chapter 4
6. Identify the major reasons why governments contract with businesses and nonprofit organizations for goods and services rather than provide such services through their own agencies. Use your textbook, and at least one academic source from the Barry online library. Full APA citations required.
7. Describe how social media has changed the way local governmental agencies ( consider your own agency or one you have worked for previously) have changed the way they deal with emergencies and utilize their citizens as a resource. Use your textbook, and at least one academic source from the Barry online library. Full APA citations required.
Chapter 5
8. Describe and evaluate Weber's argument that bureaucracy, as he defined it, is a superior form of organization for government agencies within an industrialized society. Summarize both its strengths and weaknesses. Use your textbook, and at least one academic source from the Barry online library. Full APA citations required.