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A Political Canary: An Empirical Study Of The Correlation Between Hatch Act Complaints And How The Electoral College Votes, Raimund Stieger
A Political Canary: An Empirical Study Of The Correlation Between Hatch Act Complaints And How The Electoral College Votes, Raimund Stieger
Upper Level Writing Requirement Research Papers
The American public witnesses hundreds, if not thousands, of violations of the Hatch Act—an administrative law designed to keep partisan politics out of Government—each year. This study aimed to determine whether there is a correlation between the number of Hatch Act complaints reported in the fiscal year leading up to a Presidential election and how divisive the political landscape is during that Presidential election. Political divisiveness was defined as how close the winning Presidential candidate was to receive fifty percent of the electoral college. To assess the theory that an increase in Hatch Act complaints is an early indicator of …
Challenges To The Independence Of Inspectors General In Robust Congressional Oversight, Fernando R. Laguarda
Challenges To The Independence Of Inspectors General In Robust Congressional Oversight, Fernando R. Laguarda
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Congressional oversight of the Executive is among the chief responsibilities of the legislative branch. Inspectors General ("IGs") are among the most important tools available to Congress because they are "hard-wired" into the Executive itself. The value of IGs to Congress depends on their expertise in the workings of their host agencies and their "independence" from those agencies. But "independence" is not a statutorily defined term. As the agencies, and sometimes Congress itself, expand the role of IGs to engage in activities that parallel the regulatory programs of their host agencies, IG independence is compromised and the value IGs provide to …
Supply And Demand: Navigating Emergency Regulatory Developments In The Fight Against Opioid Use Disorder, Eva Bogdewic
Supply And Demand: Navigating Emergency Regulatory Developments In The Fight Against Opioid Use Disorder, Eva Bogdewic
Upper Level Writing Requirement Research Papers
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