PS 200/Spring 2013 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ESSAY QUESTION

PS 200/Spring 2013 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ESSAY QUESTION

PS 200/Spring 2013

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ESSAY  QUESTION
IN   DOUBLE­SPACED PAGES (NORMAL MARGINS, 12­PT. FONT),
5­6 
PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW.
YOU SHOULD REFER     TO THE REQUIRED READINGS FROM CLASS.  THE INCLUSION OF REFERENCES TO 
ONLY
OR USE OF MATERIAL FROM OUTSIDE READINGS WILL RESULT IN A LOWER GRADE.
 
REFERENCES SHOULD BE INCLUDED WHENEVER YOU DIRECTLY QUOTE AN AUTHOR AND WHENEVER YOU 
TAKE A POINT OR IDEA FROM AN AUTHOR.
IN­TEXT REFERENCES—E.G., BLAH, BLAH, BLAH (ROSEN 2013: 27)—ARE PREFERRED. 
THERE IS NO NEED TO INCLUDE A LIST OF REFERENCES.
A  
HARD COPY SHOULD BE TURNED IN AT THE START OF CLASS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND. 
 
NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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?