1.Explain the three reasons noted in lecture why bureaucracies tend not to shrink in the U.S. Pay particular
attention to the workings of the iron triangles, and why reducing their power or reforming them appears to
be so difficult. What could be tried within the Constitution’s limits to do so?
- From lectures, discuss the problems in guaranteeing popular sovereignty posed by legislative
reapportionment and the Electoral College. Why is changing the latter so difficult? - Discuss federal court jurisdiction, including the types of cases the courts hear, which levels hear which
types, and what a plaintiff needs if he wants to have a case addressed by each level. What are the findings
the appeals courts can come to? If you were a federal convict which result in an appeals court would be
more to your liking?
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