PADP 6910 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Montesquieu, National Labor Relations Board, E-Government

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Public Administration and Policy
• Course: PADP 6910
• Professor: George Krause

Document Summary

Lecture 5 : accountability & politics and executive branch politics & administration: competing visions of the administrative state, montesquieu : separated & unique powers. All administrative powers & responsibilities to executive chief: madison : separated & shared powers. Shared = congressional & executive in uence on decisions (executive chief does not hold all power) Executive controls of administration: tools : strategies used to illicit accountability. Politicization > creation of units or positions, and type of appointment staf ng made designed to instill loyalty to the president. Centralization > the transfer of authority from agencies to presidents and their support staff and agencies (eop: historical evolution : Article ii (us constitution) > coordination of administration (appointments/ staf ng & management direction) Budget & accounting control act (1921) > bob/omb & gao. Gives president power to submit a budget. Employment act (1946) & national security act (1947) > council of. Article i (us constitution) > budgets, lawmaking, & oversight.