Question 1

According to the text, appropriations committees may have the most impressive credentials for oversight but ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  their staff members are not issue experts 
B)  they have a limited scope of power 
C)  their effectiveness in carrying out oversight remains relatively weak 
D)  their knowledge of agencies and programs is limited 
A)  their staff members are not issue experts 
B)  they have a limited scope of power 
C)  their effectiveness in carrying out oversight remains relatively weak 
D)  their knowledge of agencies and programs is limited C

Question 2

What is a primary reason for GAO being unable to attract public attention to its work?

Accepted Answer

A)  its rapid production of documents and reports 
B)  There is little access to reports on Internet. 
C)  the length of time it takes to complete reports 
D)  no particular reason 
A)  its rapid production of documents and reports 
B)  There is little access to reports on Internet. 
C)  the length of time it takes to complete reports 
D)  no particular reason C

Question 3

The Nixon administration made famous which of the following barriers to information flow?

Accepted Answer

A)  secrecy 
B)  administrative confidentiality 
C)  executive privilege 
D)  protection of an individual's private information 
A)  secrecy 
B)  administrative confidentiality 
C)  executive privilege 
D)  protection of an individual's private information C

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the barriers to information flow that makes Congressional oversight much more challenging?

Accepted Answer

A)  legislative review 
B)  adequate staffing 
C)  reelection campaigns 
D)  administrative confidentiality 
A)  legislative review 
B)  adequate staffing 
C)  reelection campaigns 
D)  administrative confidentiality

Question 5

What three barriers to information flow can hinder congressional oversight?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Secrecy,particularly

Question 6

Executive privilege started to become popular during the ______ administration.

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinton 
B)  Nixon 
C)  George W. Bush 
D)  Ford 
A)  Clinton 
B)  Nixon 
C)  George W. Bush 
D)  Ford

Question 7

Identify the purposes of oversight for members of Congress.Discuss whether any one approach is less appropriate than another.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. First,members of Cong

Question 8

How does the concept of program effectiveness apply to legislative oversight?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. When review

Question 9

What strategy have White House officials claimed as a defense against testifying before Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  legislative immunity 
B)  s specific Hatch Act provision 
C)  posse comitatus 
D)  executive privilege 
A)  legislative immunity 
B)  s specific Hatch Act provision 
C)  posse comitatus 
D)  executive privilege

Question 10

According to the text, what have state legislatures done in response to GAO's effort with regard to the federal government?

Accepted Answer

A)  nothing 
B)  They've tended to decrease legislative volume. 
C)  They've established their own evaluation shops. 
D)  They've accepted more grant dollars aimed at ensuring compliance. 
A)  nothing 
B)  They've tended to decrease legislative volume. 
C)  They've established their own evaluation shops. 
D)  They've accepted more grant dollars aimed at ensuring compliance.

Question 11

The Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration is most closely associated with which of the following barriers to information flow?

Accepted Answer

A)  secrecy 
B)  administrative confidentiality 
C)  small congressional staffs 
D)  large congressional staffs 
A)  secrecy 
B)  administrative confidentiality 
C)  small congressional staffs 
D)  large congressional staffs

Question 12

What is executive privilege, and how has it manifested itself in different administrations?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Executive privilege i

Question 13

All of the following are elements of systems that hold public administrators accountable EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  voluntary compliance 
B)  redundancy 
C)  monitoring 
D)  sanctions 
A)  voluntary compliance 
B)  redundancy 
C)  monitoring 
D)  sanctions

Question 14

Which type of committee focuses on initiating, reviewing, and reporting out bills?

Accepted Answer

A)  appropriations committees 
B)  authorizing committees 
C)  committees on government operations 
D)  executive committees 
A)  appropriations committees 
B)  authorizing committees 
C)  committees on government operations 
D)  executive committees

Question 15

According to the author, there is substantial evidence that control of administration has always ranked as a high priority for Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In general how have agencies responded to Congress's request for information?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Over time,the tendenc

Question 17

Since it is essential to administration, oversight tends to rank high among congressional priorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 2004, the GAO changed the key part of its name from ______ to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  administrative; accounting 
B)  appropriation; accountability 
C)  accounting; accountability 
D)  authorizing; appropriations 
A)  administrative; accounting 
B)  appropriation; accountability 
C)  accounting; accountability 
D)  authorizing; appropriations

Question 19

What does the author call the "unholy trinity?"

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The unholy

Question 20

What is a major challenge associated with basing oversight on determinations of legislative intent?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. At the time a program

According to the text, appropriations committees may have the most impressive credentials for oversight but ______.

What is a primary reason for GAO being unable to attract public attention to its work?

The Nixon administration made famous which of the following barriers to information flow?

Which of the following is one of the barriers to information flow that makes Congressional oversight much more challenging?

What three barriers to information flow can hinder congressional oversight?

Executive privilege started to become popular during the ______ administration.

Identify the purposes of oversight for members of Congress.Discuss whether any one approach is less appropriate than another.

How does the concept of program effectiveness apply to legislative oversight?

What strategy have White House officials claimed as a defense against testifying before Congress?

According to the text, what have state legislatures done in response to GAO's effort with regard to the federal government?

The Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration is most closely associated with which of the following barriers to information flow?

What is executive privilege, and how has it manifested itself in different administrations?

All of the following are elements of systems that hold public administrators accountable EXCEPT ______.

Which type of committee focuses on initiating, reviewing, and reporting out bills?

According to the author, there is substantial evidence that control of administration has always ranked as a high priority for Congress.

In general how have agencies responded to Congress's request for information?

Since it is essential to administration, oversight tends to rank high among congressional priorities.

In 2004, the GAO changed the key part of its name from to .

What does the author call the "unholy trinity?"

What is a major challenge associated with basing oversight on determinations of legislative intent?

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Organization Problems

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Human Capital

Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Filters

Exam 14: Accountability and Politics

According to the text, appropriations committees may have the most impressive credentials for oversight but ______.

What is a primary reason for GAO being unable to attract public attention to its work?

The Nixon administration made famous which of the following barriers to information flow?

Which of the following is one of the barriers to information flow that makes Congressional oversight much more challenging?

What three barriers to information flow can hinder congressional oversight?

Executive privilege started to become popular during the ______ administration.

Identify the purposes of oversight for members of Congress.Discuss whether any one approach is less appropriate than another.

How does the concept of program effectiveness apply to legislative oversight?

What strategy have White House officials claimed as a defense against testifying before Congress?

According to the text, what have state legislatures done in response to GAO's effort with regard to the federal government?

The Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration is most closely associated with which of the following barriers to information flow?

What is executive privilege, and how has it manifested itself in different administrations?

All of the following are elements of systems that hold public administrators accountable EXCEPT ______.

Which type of committee focuses on initiating, reviewing, and reporting out bills?

According to the author, there is substantial evidence that control of administration has always ranked as a high priority for Congress.

In general how have agencies responded to Congress's request for information?

Since it is essential to administration, oversight tends to rank high among congressional priorities.

In 2004, the GAO changed the key part of its name from ______ to ______.

What does the author call the "unholy trinity?"

What is a major challenge associated with basing oversight on determinations of legislative intent?

Accountability

What Government Does And How It Does It

What Is Public Administration?

Organizational Theory

The Executive Branch

Organization Problems

Administrative Reform

The Civil Service

Human Capital

Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Filters

In 2004, the GAO changed the key part of its name from to .