Summarize the apparent purpose of this effort, the agency or agencies targeted, along with the essential features of the reform initiative.

I need 135 words for each question and 2 references. Please place the reference under each question.

W1: Discussion Question 1

Chapters 1 and 2 document the proliferation of both federal and state administrative agencies, especially in the last century. Repeated attempts to “reform” such agencies have been proposed. The purposes of these reform efforts run the entire spectrum of rationalizations, from “improving efficiency” to “eliminating bureaucratic despotism.” From the internet, find an administrative reform initiative which has been proposed during the last 30 years. Summarize the apparent purpose of this effort, the agency or agencies targeted, along with the essential features of the reform initiative. Then, analyze whether this initiative was a step the right or wrong direction as well as the ultimate fate of the initiative. One rule, everyone must find a separate initiative. Discuss your findings and conclusions with your peers.

W1: Discussion Question 2

As you can see from reading chapters 1 and 2 of the text, administrative agencies have been allowed to pass regulations and adjudicate disputes. These functions are performed by unelected bureaucrats. Are administrative agencies a threat to our democracy? Find an article from the internet which takes either side to this question. Send a link to the article and summarize it. Then, set forth your reasoned opinion regarding the merits of the argument using information from the text regarding limitations on the powers of administrative agencies. Discuss your findings and conclusions with your peers.

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