This week--we do a little research for our question:
1. What is a mandate?
2. Give a specific example of a mandate in terms of the national government to state OR state to local.
3. What are some of the criticisms of mandates?
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1.an authoritative command; especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one
ReplyDelete2.raising the legal age to drink to 21
3.I guess a main view on how mandates could be bad is how it seems unfair to the states. If they dont agree and follow the mandate the state loses money from the national gov't. It could be seen as oppessing the state for something the state may feel as wrong.
A mandate is what Pool said.
ReplyDeleteNo seriously, didja copy it STRAIGHT from Merriam-Webster (kidding, I would have done the same thing, though)?
A mandate is an authoritative command; especially : a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one. So pretty much when the president and other higher-ups hand out orders to the states and stuff.
Hey, wouldn't the seatbelt laws count as a mandate?
Yeah, good call Pool. This mandate business is almost like a glorified form of bribery, really. "You guys will get money as long as you do THIS."
1.a mandate is an order issued by a superior court or an official to a lower court.
ReplyDelete2.an example of a state mandate would be getting immunization and vaccines to prevent diseases.
3.well people may not like some of the mandates, but since a superior court is making them up, people would have to listen.. and what the upper 2 said
A mandate is when a higher government or power gives almost an order or authorization telling the other what to do.
ReplyDeleteThe "No Child Left Behind" is an example of when federal government decided to check up and regulate education. Education is supposed to be a state responsibility, but Bush decided to act and add some power to the national government in terms of education
There are many mandate criticisms because many of them could go against the constitution. There are specific powers listed in the constitution that give particular rights to each part of government. This means that the states have certain rights that the federal government should not have any part in. These mandates, such as on education, go against the constituion which is why people do not like them. And honestly who wants to be told they have to do something? not me!
1. A mandate is a command from a superior court or official to a lower one.
ReplyDelete2. An example of a government mandate would be the Americans with Disabilities Act.
3.Some criticisms of mandates would be that if you don't do what your told, you don't get funding money and they don't really have a say because they are the less superior being. So it's either do what your told or you get nothing.
@ACE
ReplyDeleteI didn't even think about that (going against the Constitution). Really nice point. States are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves for some things.
Actually, don't mandates kind of go against the whole Federalism idea?
A mandate is an order from the National government to the state and local government.
ReplyDeleteExample: Americans with Disabilities act
Some criticisms are that the mandates are unconstitutional because they put the government where it doesn't belong. Also the mandates seem unfair to the state and local governments because it's either do what we say or no money for you.
A mandate is a command to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the voters to its representative.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a future mandate is that it’ll be illegal to be txting while driving in all states. It hasn’t passed yet though.
Mandates have a bad reputation. Some people complain that they put more restrictions on things than they need to. If the national government passes a law then the states have to follow that same law. But if the states pass a law the rest of the states don’t have to do the same thing. But usually the mandates force the states to change their policies. If they change then the states will be rewarded with more money.
1. a mandate is an order given by a superior court to a lower one; in our cause it is an order by the federal government to the states and local governments that they must obey
ReplyDelete2. Examples: how voters are registered, the education of disabled people, or environmental issues
3. I think one critism could be that certain parts of the country may run their states differently, so a mandate that might work for Flordia may not be convenient for Oregon. That's why it would be unfair to take away money or punish states if they can't obey the mandate as exact as they're suppose to
A mandate is a program issued by a governmental entity that requires action by a lesser body of government to which it was issued.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a federal mandate would be the Clean Air Act. And also, would the state telling the school districts that their students have to take a technology class be considered a mandate?
There are several obvious criticisms of governmental mandates. The simplest one is the fact that no person or organization likes to be forced or coerced into to doing something when they wouldn't normally do so. In a way, mandates siphon power out of one group to add to a larger power. Another problem is that mandates are for some reason issued without appropriate funding. These unfunded mandates are frustrating to state of local governments, for example, because without the money from the federal government, or whichever government is directly higher, these groups have to scrounge up the money by their own means, generally through taxes or budget cuts.
@ ACE
ReplyDeletei definitly agree with your point about the constitution having only certain rights the national government can control. I actually never thought about that until i read your comment.
@ nicole
i like how you summed it up. Your right, if the states don't listen, they get nothing in return like funding or money. So you either listen or upset your citizens cause they have to pay the price for having no funds. It's as simple as that.
1. A mandate is a command from a superior court or official to a lower one.
ReplyDelete2. An example of a mandate is the Endagered Species act.
I think mandates basically put the states and local governments in a trap. For example, education. States can really do whatever they would like with education, but do they? No. Why? Because they would rather follow all the rules the national government sets for them so that they can get rewarded with all their money. They aren't going to turn down money just so they can make their own rules. This is why it is a trap. You can either take the money and follow the rules, or you can forfit the money for your own rules. They bribe you basically. I think mandates are unfair due to how they treat the local and state governments.
@ bia_la:
ReplyDeleteI really like the pionts you made. I agree with you about how is is unfair. For the example i made about education, why should it be okay for the national government to make the rules for education in all states in order for us to get the money?
@ Casiejane3: I totally agree with your piont about all states having different needs. I never really thought of it that way. But your right. How are all the states supposed to follow and the exact rules, when each state is different? They don't want to be forced into doing so, but they kind of have to in order to get the money.
A mandate is an order from a higher level of government to a lower level of government.
ReplyDeleteThe Clean wateract would be an example.
The main critisim of mandates is that they are forcing there views everywhere even though many states could be against it. A law for texas may not work well in maine. Laws can nly work so well everywhere.
A mandate is a formal order from a superior court or official to a lesser one.
ReplyDeleteOne example would be seatbelt laws (did anyone use that one yet? I honestly haven't read any of the posts.)
One criticism of this would be the fact that the states have no say in it at all. For example, the motorcycle helmet laws are a state's decision, based upon different opinions in that particular state. However for the seatbelt law, the states opinion's didn't really matter, because they are being told what to do.
1. A mandate an order given from the national governement given to the state and local government.
ReplyDelete2. The Disabled Act is an example of a mandate from the national government.
3. It's unfair to the state because they aren't given the choice to do what they want. It also forces the states to do everything alike.
A mandate is defined as an order from the National government to the state government.
ReplyDeleteAn example is any of the "acts" like the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species act, and so on.
The unfair side of mandates is that it can be unfair to the state and local governments. The lower governments have no say in how the mandates are enforced. It basically means that the National Government can walk all over the state and local government, and just boss them around
A mandate is when the federal government orders the lower sovereign levels to do something. When they come upon something that they can't tell the states to do, they usually find a way to do it anyway through funding offers.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a mandate would be the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
One obvious criticism of a mandate is that it is often basically bribery. It's just that the bribery is formal and therefore somehow justified. Mandates are a way for the central government to gain more authority, causing the further tipping of the power scale.
A mandate is: a formal order from a superior court or official to an inferior one
ReplyDeleteAn example of a mandate is: The American's with Disabilities Act (ADA)
A criticism of mandates is the government tells you what to do, but doesn't help fund it. An example is the "No Child Left Behind Act". The government tells schools they have to follow it, but they don't help the schools to fund it.
A mandate is an order issued by a superior court or an official to a lower court.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a mandate would be the Head Start program for low-income children and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The criticism of a mandate is that it can and does seem unfair to the states. When push comes to shove then get "the short end of the stick" when it comes to making decisions that either benefit or don't benefit them.
Man, it would be so redundant to just say the same definition. I see what Hoover meant.
ReplyDeleteSo basically a mandate is just formal instructions from the "big guy"(national gov) ordering around the little guys to do what they say, since the little guys(states) agreed to follow these so called mandates.
An example of this would be HIPAA where people want you to not go blabbing about if they are dying to their kids or what not... Protects peoples privacy with health subjects. Basically all the States are required to follow it.
And I wouldn't say that the criticism for mandates are bribery.. seeing as they use that for everything anyway. I would say that mandates are more subjective and that special cases are completely overlooked when you try to pass such a rule nationally while trying to get everyone to follow it. You wouldn't say "Jimmy, you can break all the rules, but Kim... You can't!" so it really supresses all the states to follow the same rule, even if they are not in the same situations, or even the opposite situation.
When dealing with politics a mandate is when a higher government(the federal government) gives an official order to a lower government.
ReplyDeleteAn example would be the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The criticism of mandates is that the federal government at times focuses more on getting the law passed more than helping to enforce it. The states are often giving a task without any of the materials necessary to complete it.
A mandate is an authoritative command or an authorization to act given to a representative. In other words, it's a higher power influencing their will on others.
ReplyDeleteA mandate that the state government has over the local government is the age teen drivers can receive their learners permits. While in Pennsylvania teens can receive them when they turn 16, in Florida they can receive them at 15 years of age.
Mandates happen to be very criticized. I believe that this is because because of many reasons. A few of these reasons include the fact that people from different areas in the country or state have differences in their morals and ways of living, therefore it's not fair to force a certain rule upon such a large variety of people. Also, their are certain liberties and rights the founding fathers established that the national and state governments should not infringe upon.
1. MANDATE: a command from the national government to the state and local government
ReplyDelete2. buying cigs at age 18
3. the national government doesn't give you green if you don't do what they want you to. it can also be unconstitutional because the national government is telling the states what to do, when the states are able to make decisions. it all comes down to money.
A mandate is something that the national government uses to control the state or local governments.
ReplyDeleteThe ADA, The Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act
Criticisms- Sometimes the National Government can't technically pass these mandates, but because they offer optional funding to States, the states have many problems refusing it. It's pretty much bribing the states to follow the laws.
A mandate is a command given from a superior court to an inferior court.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a mandate could be the desegregation of schools in the 50's or the Civil Rights Act in the 60's.
Some criticisms of mandates are that they take away some of the states' rights. The federal government takes control by bribing the states with money and renders them with less power and ability to make their own laws and rights as granted in the Constitution.
A mandate is a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative.
ReplyDeleteThe alcohol-drinking age being 21 is an example of a mandate, as well as the 18 age for buying cigarettes.
Some complain that mandates take away liberty since they are run by the government, who may not see things the same way that people who don't make the decisions do.
1.A mandate is a rule that is made by the Supreme Court that is handed to the lower court systems to follow. It's kind of like a set of rules to follow from a higher power.
ReplyDelete2.An example would be that the age to get your permit in most states is 16yrs of age and everywhere in the US you can get your license when your 18yrs old.
3.Some people don't like to follow these because they can't wait for some of them to go into effect, like the drinking age, the driving age, etc. Especially teens who want to drive before they age of 16. Many people don't like some of these mandates and this could be bad for the economy.
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ReplyDelete1. So a mandate is basically something that the national government makes and tells the states what to do and how to do it. These are put in affect to ensure that the uber power of the national government gets its way so it won't cry like a baby.
2. Some examples are the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Also the drinking age in states and the dreaded driving age. NOOO, CURSE YOU DRIVING AGE!
3. Many people, including myself don't like some mandates that are in affect, like the driving age..., because they make you wait. Also a mandate in one state could be in effect but in another, it could be different, because the people won't follow it. For example, Florida's permit age is 15, while in other states it's 16. People don't like to wait for some mandates to go in affect like the drinking age and smoking age though..., but it's all good.
A mandate is the big guy telling the littler big guy what to do. Examples include ADA HIPAA and the legal drinking age. A lot of people don't like many mandates, but we need to draw the line somewhere don't we?
ReplyDelete1. An official or authoritative command given to carry out a task
ReplyDelete2. The American's with Disabilities Act
3. Mandates are criticized because they are simply bribery. They force the state or locals to do something and if they don't do it they don't get any money. Also some mandates are unfunded and require taxes or other means of acquiring the funds.
@Casiejane3-- I agree, a mandate for one state may not work in another state.
@DragonMaster370-- Each state is run differently, if you want to drive one year earlier move to Florida.
1. A law made by the Supreme Court that every smaller court must follow. It's kind of hard to say it in any other way because everyone else already said it...
ReplyDelete2. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, ADA, Endangered Animals Act, etc.
3. A big criticism of mandates is that it takes away state rights that the Constitution so gracefully granted them since a mandate can overwrite state laws. Again, it's pretty hard to say anything here without parroting everyone else. o.o
1. A mandate is an order given by a superior court to a lesser court who must follow and carry out the orders of the higher court.
ReplyDelete2. An example of a mandate would be the Goerge W. Bush "No Child Left Behind Act."
3. I think that a criticism of mandates is that it takes away some of the power states are supposed to have. This can be done through laws that override the states power, or the denial of money unless the state follows the mandates.
1. It is an order from the central government that is given to all smaller forms of government [state and local] that they must follow.
ReplyDelete2.An example is the Head Start Program for Low-Income Children that ensures low-income youth a healthy education and nutrition, medical care, and safe living conditions.
3. That they are breaking the rules of separation of powers by giving the federal government too much power.
@ Claire
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I agree with bribery being an obvious criticism of mandates. If money is given to the states as a result of a mandate, it's to enforce whatever law was put into place (ie money to enforce the No Child Left Behind Act). In addition, the federal government has the power to overthrow state authority, so bribery isn't really necessary.
@ Jamie
Yeah I agree that it can be unfair to the states. I guess the hope is that the mandate will eventually balance itself out and be beneficial to everyone.
A Mandate is an authoritative command given to someone in the governement.
ReplyDeleteA specific examply of a mandate in the terms of the national government to the state is when the courts give a person a formal order.
Some criticisms are the fact that people may get too powerful, they may feel that they are invincable, and what not.
1. A mandate is an order given by a superior court to a lesser court who must follow and carry out the orders of the higher court.
ReplyDelete2. An Example of this would be raising the legal drinking age to 21.
3. The main criticism of mandates is that they are forcing there views everywhere even though many states could be against it. A law in the south would not necessarily be a good fit for a northern state. Regional differences can cause great problems in the law making process.
1. A mandate is an order by a superior court to a lesser court who must follow what they say
ReplyDelete2. An example of a mandate would be raising the drinking age to 21 as well as having the tobacco age at 18 years old
3. Criticism of mandates include that if a state does not agree with a mandate they will lose money federal government money which is unfair to them.
1. A mandate is quite basically a direct order given from a high level of government to a lower level of government.
ReplyDelete2. Ah, how bout the drinking age. that is given to the states by the national government. That in and of itself is a mandate if i ever saw one.
3. Criticisms of mandates are basically focused around money. If the state doesnt like the mandate or agree with it, it doesnt matter, higher level of government always wins. It will also cost them federal government money.
@ Claire
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@Savs
I agree with you.
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1. Authority granted by an electorate to act as its representative
ReplyDelete2. Prevention of diseases via immunization and vaccine
3. Mandates are basically telling people what to do, so occasionally they won’t like it. Who honestly likes to be told what to do? Also, as the first two posts by POOLAffliction and HDeckard, the mandate system is, more or less, a form of bribery.
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@ Angst
I agree with you on both parts. Mandates do seem unfair to the states, and it is really hard to say anything here without parroting everyone else. :/
@ Firestone
Agree with you too. Mandates do seem to take away some states' power via laws.
And with that, I bid you all a good night. Finally.
P.S. I still don't like blogging.
The best thing about blogging is the chance for organized writing and comment. Unfortunately, more people need to get on board and do this. Nice comments on mandadtes, especially the examples about drinking & driving (not together)
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