Question 1

The ability to initiate actions and proposals is not politically significant for a chief executive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following chief executives exercised unusual control over his bureaucracy because of patronage in government hiring?

Accepted Answer

A) Bill Clinton 
B) Huey P.Long 
C) Hubert Humphrey 
D) Ronald Reagan 
A) Bill Clinton 
B) Huey P.Long 
C) Hubert Humphrey 
D) Ronald Reagan B

Question 3

All of the following are situational factors except

Accepted Answer

A) rank. 
B) leader personality. 
C) task structure. 
D) concern for workers. 
A) rank. 
B) leader personality. 
C) task structure. 
D) concern for workers. B

Question 4

All of the following are leadership tactics for resisting organizational decline during cutback management except

Accepted Answer

A) mobilizing dependent clienteles. 
B) adopting user charges for services. 
C) cutting low-prestige programs. 
D) improving productivity. 
A) mobilizing dependent clienteles. 
B) adopting user charges for services. 
C) cutting low-prestige programs. 
D) improving productivity.

Question 5

Virtually every modern president has had to lead a governmental response to a crisis or emergency and has expanded the powers of the presidency by doing so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In most states, chief executives can depend upon their cabinet secretaries to be loyal primarily to them, with few, if any, competing loyalties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In attempting to deal with tensions between political appointees and career officials, some presidents have experimented (usually unsuccessfully) with

Accepted Answer

A) cabinet government. 
B) running operations directly from the White House. 
C) an administrative presidency. 
D) all of the above. 
A) cabinet government. 
B) running operations directly from the White House. 
C) an administrative presidency. 
D) all of the above.

Question 8

Which of the following presidents was called upon regularly to exercise leadership in times of severe economic and military crisis?

Accepted Answer

A) Gerald Ford 
B) Franklin D.Roosevelt 
C) Dwight D.Eisenhower 
D) Jimmy Carter 
A) Gerald Ford 
B) Franklin D.Roosevelt 
C) Dwight D.Eisenhower 
D) Jimmy Carter

Question 9

According to Mary Parker Follett, a subordinate's receptiveness to orders is inversely related to the distance the orders must travel through the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

President Obama has been criticized for not being more open with his cabinet members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What leadership instrument available to the president and most governors is particularly useful as a source of budgetary influence?

Accepted Answer

A) Information resources 
B) Veto power 
C) Personnel selection 
D) All of the above 
A) Information resources 
B) Veto power 
C) Personnel selection 
D) All of the above

Question 12

In most cases, a leader who is responsive to member suggestions will be perceived by members as weak and ineffectual and, therefore, not worthy of respect as a good leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The exception principle exists because

Accepted Answer

A) administrators don't always report negative information to superiors. 
B) executives are not aware of the goings on in administration. 
C) executives don't care how administrators do their jobs. 
D) administrators are not held accountable. 
E) all of the above. 
A) administrators don't always report negative information to superiors. 
B) executives are not aware of the goings on in administration. 
C) executives don't care how administrators do their jobs. 
D) administrators are not held accountable. 
E) all of the above.

Question 14

The leader's role as coordinator is facilitated by the regular exchange and circulation of information about what might be done and what is under consideration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A chief executive's ability to take action without serious challenge from others is usually greatest in which of the following sets of circumstances?

Accepted Answer

A) Implementing policy through bureaucratic channels 
B) Coordinating budget requests for the legislature 
C) Directing governmental responses to a crisis 
D) Controlling the flow of information 
A) Implementing policy through bureaucratic channels 
B) Coordinating budget requests for the legislature 
C) Directing governmental responses to a crisis 
D) Controlling the flow of information

Question 16

The following are all behavior patterns said by Heclo to be characteristic of many bureaucrats except

Accepted Answer

A) Gradualism. 
B) concern for maintaining relationships. 
C) simple obstructionism. 
D) political caution (independence from appointees). 
A) Gradualism. 
B) concern for maintaining relationships. 
C) simple obstructionism. 
D) political caution (independence from appointees).

Question 17

Tunnel vision among group members makes it easier for a leader to introduce organization-wide reforms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The power to initiate policy proposals and follow through on them is a key element of executive leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The exception principle does not always work well in a bureaucracy, because there are strong pressures against transmitting bad news to superiors in the hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A leader intent on building cohesion and unity within an organization should try to prevent "empire building" by individual members and should refrain from favoring some members over others in his or her activities as leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The ability to initiate actions and proposals is not politically significant for a chief executive.

Which of the following chief executives exercised unusual control over his bureaucracy because of patronage in government hiring?

All of the following are situational factors except

All of the following are leadership tactics for resisting organizational decline during cutback management except

Virtually every modern president has had to lead a governmental response to a crisis or emergency and has expanded the powers of the presidency by doing so.

In most states, chief executives can depend upon their cabinet secretaries to be loyal primarily to them, with few, if any, competing loyalties.

In attempting to deal with tensions between political appointees and career officials, some presidents have experimented (usually unsuccessfully) with

Which of the following presidents was called upon regularly to exercise leadership in times of severe economic and military crisis?

According to Mary Parker Follett, a subordinate's receptiveness to orders is inversely related to the distance the orders must travel through the organization.

President Obama has been criticized for not being more open with his cabinet members.

What leadership instrument available to the president and most governors is particularly useful as a source of budgetary influence?

In most cases, a leader who is responsive to member suggestions will be perceived by members as weak and ineffectual and, therefore, not worthy of respect as a good leader.

The exception principle exists because

The leader's role as coordinator is facilitated by the regular exchange and circulation of information about what might be done and what is under consideration.

A chief executive's ability to take action without serious challenge from others is usually greatest in which of the following sets of circumstances?

The following are all behavior patterns said by Heclo to be characteristic of many bureaucrats except

Tunnel vision among group members makes it easier for a leader to introduce organization-wide reforms.

The power to initiate policy proposals and follow through on them is a key element of executive leadership.

The exception principle does not always work well in a bureaucracy, because there are strong pressures against transmitting bad news to superiors in the hierarchy.

A leader intent on building cohesion and unity within an organization should try to prevent "empire building" by individual members and should refrain from favoring some members over others in his or her activities as leader.

Approaching the Study of Public Administration

Public Administration, Democracy, and Bureaucratic Power

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Organizational Theory

Decision Making in Administration

Public Personnel Administration and Human Resource Development

Government Budgeting

Public Policy and Implementation

Performance Management in Government in the Public Sector

Government Regulation and Administrative Law

Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Change

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Exam 6: Chief Executives and Challenges of Administrative Leadership

The ability to initiate actions and proposals is not politically significant for a chief executive.

Which of the following chief executives exercised unusual control over his bureaucracy because of patronage in government hiring?

All of the following are situational factors except

All of the following are leadership tactics for resisting organizational decline during cutback management except

Virtually every modern president has had to lead a governmental response to a crisis or emergency and has expanded the powers of the presidency by doing so.

In most states, chief executives can depend upon their cabinet secretaries to be loyal primarily to them, with few, if any, competing loyalties.

In attempting to deal with tensions between political appointees and career officials, some presidents have experimented (usually unsuccessfully) with

Which of the following presidents was called upon regularly to exercise leadership in times of severe economic and military crisis?

According to Mary Parker Follett, a subordinate's receptiveness to orders is inversely related to the distance the orders must travel through the organization.

President Obama has been criticized for not being more open with his cabinet members.

What leadership instrument available to the president and most governors is particularly useful as a source of budgetary influence?

In most cases, a leader who is responsive to member suggestions will be perceived by members as weak and ineffectual and, therefore, not worthy of respect as a good leader.

The exception principle exists because

The leader's role as coordinator is facilitated by the regular exchange and circulation of information about what might be done and what is under consideration.

A chief executive's ability to take action without serious challenge from others is usually greatest in which of the following sets of circumstances?

The following are all behavior patterns said by Heclo to be characteristic of many bureaucrats except

Tunnel vision among group members makes it easier for a leader to introduce organization-wide reforms.

The power to initiate policy proposals and follow through on them is a key element of executive leadership.

The exception principle does not always work well in a bureaucracy, because there are strong pressures against transmitting bad news to superiors in the hierarchy.

A leader intent on building cohesion and unity within an organization should try to prevent "empire building" by individual members and should refrain from favoring some members over others in his or her activities as leader.

Approaching the Study of Public Administration

Public Administration, Democracy, and Bureaucratic Power

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Organizational Theory

Decision Making in Administration

Public Personnel Administration and Human Resource Development

Government Budgeting

Public Policy and Implementation

Performance Management in Government in the Public Sector

Government Regulation and Administrative Law

Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Change

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