No Child Left Behind Act

1. Explain how the No Child Left Behind Act is a major step toward centralized federalism and evaluate the arguments for and against the use of federal authority to raise the standards in local schools.

2. Explain why defining a public problem for the purpose of policy formulation is usually subject to political conflicts, using an example.

3. .Describe the qualities that executives typically look for in choosing their top subordinates. Use one or more examples to illustrate this

4. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the incremental method of budgeting.

5. Describe how the General Schedule and Executive Schedule function as a means of compensating federal employees and adjusting that compensation periodically.

6. Explain what a regulatory agency must do to enforce its rules effectively and fairly with the businesses under its jurisdiction

7. Describe the various roles that governments play toward individuals and publics and the constitutional rights and liberties that are at stake in administrative operations.

8. Explain the challenges in identifying and preventing conflicts of interest and maintaining personal accountability among those employed by government agencies.

9. Submit a reflection paper responding to the prompt below. Paper should be 1-2 pages. Read and respond to two of your classmates discussions.

10. Prompt: During this term you have been exposed to the main ideas and tenants of Public Administration. Using what you have learned reflect upon the idea that “government should be “run” like a for-profit corporation. Before this course did you agree with this statement and have your views changed, if at all, over the last 7 weeks?

10 page APA. Notes question 1-8 must be one page per question and question 9-10 must be on two page.