Question 1

Public employees can be categorized as either "generalists" or "specialists" and also as either "political" or "merit" employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The following national government executive departments all reflect the phenomenon of "clientelism" except

Accepted Answer

A) State. 
B) Commerce. 
C) Labor. 
D) Agriculture. 
A) State. 
B) Commerce. 
C) Labor. 
D) Agriculture.

Question 3

The academic who criticized the "principles" approach to public administration was

Accepted Answer

A) Frank Goodnow. 
B) Herbert Simon. 
C) P.W.Willoughby. 
D) Alan Altshuler. 
A) Frank Goodnow. 
B) Herbert Simon. 
C) P.W.Willoughby. 
D) Alan Altshuler.

Question 4

Although public trust in government increased slightly during the 1990s, it is still below the levels of previous decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

George W.Bush was successful implementing policy changes in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security 
B) Immigration 
C) Emergency relief 
D) Healthcare 
E) None of the above 
A) Social Security 
B) Immigration 
C) Emergency relief 
D) Healthcare 
E) None of the above

Question 6

Social-demographic changes in economic activity, population, technology, and the workforce have had little affect on public administration

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Electronic government was originally designed to make citizens more dependent on bureaucratic agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The growth of bureaucracy can be explained by all the following except

Accepted Answer

A) increasingly complex technology. 
B) public pressures. 
C) economic crises and natural disasters. 
D) divided government. 
E) acceptance of regulation. 
A) increasingly complex technology. 
B) public pressures. 
C) economic crises and natural disasters. 
D) divided government. 
E) acceptance of regulation.

Question 9

The size of the federal government significantly decreased during the administration of George W.Bush (2001-2009).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the acronym popularly used to characterize important administrative principles?

Accepted Answer

A) POSDCORB, Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting, Budgeting 
B) FEMA, Federal Emergency Management, Agency 
C) POPCORN, Planning, Organizing, Practice, COoperation, Responding, Networking 
D) POTDCORB, Patronage, Organizing, Taking responsibility, Direction, Compromising, Reaching out, Budgeting 
A) POSDCORB, Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting, Budgeting 
B) FEMA, Federal Emergency Management, Agency 
C) POPCORN, Planning, Organizing, Practice, COoperation, Responding, Networking 
D) POTDCORB, Patronage, Organizing, Taking responsibility, Direction, Compromising, Reaching out, Budgeting

Question 11

Bureaucrats are often thought to be "scapegoats" for societal problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A president whose patronage practices caused some academics to question their acceptance of the politics-administration dichotomy was

Accepted Answer

A) Woodrow Wilson. 
B) Harry S Truman. 
C) Dwight D.Eisenhower. 
D) Franklin D.Roosevelt. 
A) Woodrow Wilson. 
B) Harry S Truman. 
C) Dwight D.Eisenhower. 
D) Franklin D.Roosevelt.

Question 13

The politics surrounding structural rearrangements within public agencies tend to be very low profile and neutral.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Public management has virtually nothing in common with private management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Bureaucratic structures at the local level are generally more prevalent and sophisticated than those at the national level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Public managers are likely to face conflicting incentives from all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) elected representatives. 
B) unionized workers. 
C) Citizens. 
D) administrative supervisors. 
A) elected representatives. 
B) unionized workers. 
C) Citizens. 
D) administrative supervisors.

Question 17

In Parliamentary forms of government,

Accepted Answer

A) The legislature is made up of only top-level public administrators. 
B) The executive branch makes its own laws that override ones made in the legislature. 
C) The officials that parallel our executive branch (the chief executive and top-level ministers) are also influential members of the legislature. 
D) There are six different and equally powerful branches. 
A) The legislature is made up of only top-level public administrators. 
B) The executive branch makes its own laws that override ones made in the legislature. 
C) The officials that parallel our executive branch (the chief executive and top-level ministers) are also influential members of the legislature. 
D) There are six different and equally powerful branches.

Question 18

The level of government most involved with the provision of essential public services is the state level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Public employees can be categorized as either "generalists" or "specialists" and also as either "political" or "merit" employees.

The following national government executive departments all reflect the phenomenon of "clientelism" except

The academic who criticized the "principles" approach to public administration was

Although public trust in government increased slightly during the 1990s, it is still below the levels of previous decades.

George W.Bush was successful implementing policy changes in which of the following?

Social-demographic changes in economic activity, population, technology, and the workforce have had little affect on public administration

Electronic government was originally designed to make citizens more dependent on bureaucratic agencies.

The growth of bureaucracy can be explained by all the following except

The size of the federal government significantly decreased during the administration of George W.Bush (2001-2009).

What is the acronym popularly used to characterize important administrative principles?

Bureaucrats are often thought to be "scapegoats" for societal problems.

A president whose patronage practices caused some academics to question their acceptance of the politics-administration dichotomy was

The politics surrounding structural rearrangements within public agencies tend to be very low profile and neutral.

Public management has virtually nothing in common with private management.

Bureaucratic structures at the local level are generally more prevalent and sophisticated than those at the national level.

Public managers are likely to face conflicting incentives from all of the following except

In Parliamentary forms of government,

The level of government most involved with the provision of essential public services is the state level.

Public Administration, Democracy, and Bureaucratic Power

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Organizational Theory

Decision Making in Administration

Chief Executives and Challenges of Administrative Leadership

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 1: Approaching the Study of Public Administration

Public employees can be categorized as either "generalists" or "specialists" and also as either "political" or "merit" employees.

The following national government executive departments all reflect the phenomenon of "clientelism" except

The academic who criticized the "principles" approach to public administration was

Although public trust in government increased slightly during the 1990s, it is still below the levels of previous decades.

George W.Bush was successful implementing policy changes in which of the following?

Social-demographic changes in economic activity, population, technology, and the workforce have had little affect on public administration

Electronic government was originally designed to make citizens more dependent on bureaucratic agencies.

The growth of bureaucracy can be explained by all the following except

The size of the federal government significantly decreased during the administration of George W.Bush (2001-2009).

What is the acronym popularly used to characterize important administrative principles?

Bureaucrats are often thought to be "scapegoats" for societal problems.

A president whose patronage practices caused some academics to question their acceptance of the politics-administration dichotomy was

The politics surrounding structural rearrangements within public agencies tend to be very low profile and neutral.

Public management has virtually nothing in common with private management.

Bureaucratic structures at the local level are generally more prevalent and sophisticated than those at the national level.

Public managers are likely to face conflicting incentives from all of the following except

In Parliamentary forms of government,

The level of government most involved with the provision of essential public services is the state level.

Public Administration, Democracy, and Bureaucratic Power

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Organizational Theory

Decision Making in Administration

Chief Executives and Challenges of Administrative Leadership

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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