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In a company, one CEO holds the general management powers. In the U.S. government, where are they?

Spread out among the executive, Congress and the courts.

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  1. Spread out among competing branches ✔
  2. Held by one cabinet secretary
  3. Given to the biggest agency

Why: Allison calls this the basic constitutional difference. The Constitution spreads power among competing branches on purpose, so no one person can use power in an unfair, arbitrary way.

Huh, didn't know that: Justice Brandeis said the goal was not efficiency but to stop arbitrary power.

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Why did the manager divide up the chores? Too much power for one clipboard.
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Answer: Spread out among competing branches. Allison calls this the basic constitutional difference. The Constitution spreads power among competing branches on purpose, so no one person can use power in an unfair, arbitrary way.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 4: Strategic Perspectives, reading 13.5 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Volume_4_Web_4028F891F0A14.pdf
    The functions of general management are constitutionally spread among competing institutions: the executive, two houses of Congress, and the courts.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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