American Gov't Discussion 3 questions 1-4

1.Your response to the question below should be at least 125 words long. 

Identify and define the characteristics of a bureaucracy. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to making and administering policy through a bureaucracy.

2. Your response to the question below should be at least 125 words long. 

What are some of the factors that have led to the growth and development of the federal bureaucracy? Are these factors likely to allow for a serious downsizing of the federal government in the near future?

3. Your response to the question below should be at least 125 words long. 

Describe the various approaches to interpreting the U.S. Constitution.  Which do you think makes the most sense?

4. Your response to the question below should be at least 125 words long. 

Describe the power of judicial review that allows the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn federal, state, and local policies. Is it democratic that the Court – made up of nine unelected officials – has such broad power? Why or why not?