AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ESSAY QUESTION
IN 5-6 DOUBLE-SPACED PAGES (NORMAL MARGINS, 12-PT. FONT),
PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW.
To a greater degree than the president or Congress, the U.S. federal courts and bureaucracy face an important dilemma: they need the authority to accomplish their duties but also need to be held accountable for their actions. After all, authority + accountability = legitimacy.
Why is it more difficult for the judiciary and bureaucracy to balance these two objectives? How well have they managed to do so? Which of the two sets of institutions has done a better job?
