这似乎没多大意义，但是对宋先生来说，涉及到深层次的问题：行政的合法性。

This may seem trivial, but for Mr. Soong, it touched on a much deeper issue: government legitimacy.

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承担机关有关规范性文件的合法性审核工作，承担有关行政复议和行政应诉工作。

to take charge of the review and verification of related standardized documents of the Ministry, handle administrative appeals and responses to prosecutions against the Ministry.

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公民政策参与公共政策过程不仅能够为行政机关建构新的合法性来源，也可以为行政权力的理性化行使配置新的制约力量。

Citizen participation in public policy process is not only a new source of legitimacy for executive, but also a new constraint force to the rational exercise of executive power.

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