POL 12000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Microsoft Powerpoint, Climate Justice, Human Behavior
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" partisan views: oppressors location of loopholes. Structure of american government ( separation of powers) Pressure from corporations and thinktanks divided power. " power split between two political parties veto point. A point in the legislative process where progress can be derailed. : many subcommittees , presidential veto separation of powers. " three branches of government to equally distribute power federalism. " power is divided between federal and state governments (cid:12200) : states can have different laws and alter federal laws efficiency in the polis. Receiving the most output for the least input: inputs and outputs : resources put in or obtained from a process, must define goals and criteria for overall efficient objective. Don"t just consider economics , but also moral and emotional goals. Declares some things more important than others potis. " humans don"t live in isolation bureaucratic discretion. Ability of bureaucrats to make decisions without the approval of higher - ups private interest groups.
