This course examines U.S. public administration within the U.S.Constitution and U.S. legal system as the foundation for all law in thepublic, non-profit, and private sectors in a constitutional, regulatory,and administrative law framework. It uses the federal government asthe context for analyzing administrative agencies and the publicsector administrator's legal responsibility and accountability of publicgoods while applying legal principles, concepts and processesneeded to address legal subjects most relevant to publicadministration. Accordingly, the course explores how the legalsystem addresses critical issues faced by public officials and how thelaw is designed to presently work. Lastly, the course explores therelationship between public administrators and lawyers practicality ofmoral dimensions of how the law is upheld in the decision-makingprocess.
