Question 1

Crafting rules that guide administrative discretion is referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  standard setting 
B)  rulemaking 
C)  legislation 
D)  executive privilege 
A)  standard setting 
B)  rulemaking 
C)  legislation 
D)  executive privilege

Question 2

What strategies does GAO employ to workload to include most critical matters?

Accepted Answer

A)  statistical sampling and risk assessment 
B)  risk assessment comprehensiveness 
C)  risk management and transparency 
D)  transparency and data reduction 
A)  statistical sampling and risk assessment 
B)  risk assessment comprehensiveness 
C)  risk management and transparency 
D)  transparency and data reduction

Question 3

Name and briefly describe the four elements comprising systems that hold public administrators accountable.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The four elements are

Question 4

Legislators' use oversight platforms to promote their own agenda and this is most closely associated with which purpose of oversight?

Accepted Answer

A)  detection of waste, fraud, and abuse 
B)  gauging program effectiveness 
C)  personal advocacy 
D)  command and control 
A)  detection of waste, fraud, and abuse 
B)  gauging program effectiveness 
C)  personal advocacy 
D)  command and control

Question 5

A citizen's stake in confidentiality of personal information must be balanced against the people's right to know so that they can participate in democratic government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the text, could appropriators play a larger role in oversight functions?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Likely,yes. Though ha

Question 7

What three types of congressional standing committees have responsibility for legislative oversight?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. First,authorizing com

Question 8

Legislative oversight is generally thought to do all EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure legislative intent is being carried out 
B)  examine instances of waste, fraud, and abuse 
C)  gauge program effectiveness 
D)  verify legislative secrecy 
A)  ensure legislative intent is being carried out 
B)  examine instances of waste, fraud, and abuse 
C)  gauge program effectiveness 
D)  verify legislative secrecy

Question 9

The Senate Committee on Government Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform are examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

According to the text, although the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform have the broadest responsibility and strongest powers for overseeing administration, they have traditionally ranked low in prestige.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is police patrol oversight?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Police patr

Question 12

Removing GAO from the purview of the executive branch is most closely associated with what principle of accountability?

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  independence 
C)  redundancy 
D)  transaction costs 
A)  reliability 
B)  independence 
C)  redundancy 
D)  transaction costs

Question 13

Evaluation of program effectiveness is one reason for congressional oversight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the absolute foundation of accountability?

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire to seek answers 
B)  the pursuit of rewards 
C)  voluntary compliance 
D)  deliberate discretion 
A)  the desire to seek answers 
B)  the pursuit of rewards 
C)  voluntary compliance 
D)  deliberate discretion

Question 15

Congressional oversight serves the following purposes for legislators EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the collection of information 
B)  the investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse 
C)  the reelection of congressional members 
D)  protection of legislative prerogatives 
A)  the collection of information 
B)  the investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse 
C)  the reelection of congressional members 
D)  protection of legislative prerogatives

Question 16

Which of the following is another term for legislative oversight?

Accepted Answer

A)  administrative rulemaking 
B)  executive privilege 
C)  adjudication 
D)  legislative review 
A)  administrative rulemaking 
B)  executive privilege 
C)  adjudication 
D)  legislative review

Question 17

According to the text, the surest course to an ______ public administration is a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  efficient; careful balance 
B)  enterprising; caring Congress 
C)  ethical; careful balance 
D)  understanding; involved public 
A)  efficient; careful balance 
B)  enterprising; caring Congress 
C)  ethical; careful balance 
D)  understanding; involved public

Question 18

Each of the following is an element of systems that holds public administrators accountable EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Authorizing committees have the most impressive control of administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the key difference between police patrol and fire alarm approaches to oversight? From your perspective, is any one more effective than the other for achieving an understanding about program effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Police patrol oversig

Crafting rules that guide administrative discretion is referred to as which of the following?

What strategies does GAO employ to workload to include most critical matters?

Name and briefly describe the four elements comprising systems that hold public administrators accountable.

Legislators' use oversight platforms to promote their own agenda and this is most closely associated with which purpose of oversight?

A citizen's stake in confidentiality of personal information must be balanced against the people's right to know so that they can participate in democratic government.

According to the text, could appropriators play a larger role in oversight functions?

What three types of congressional standing committees have responsibility for legislative oversight?

Legislative oversight is generally thought to do all EXCEPT which of the following?

The Senate Committee on Government Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform are examples of ______.

According to the text, although the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform have the broadest responsibility and strongest powers for overseeing administration, they have traditionally ranked low in prestige.

What is police patrol oversight?

Removing GAO from the purview of the executive branch is most closely associated with what principle of accountability?

Evaluation of program effectiveness is one reason for congressional oversight.

What is the absolute foundation of accountability?

Congressional oversight serves the following purposes for legislators EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following is another term for legislative oversight?

According to the text, the surest course to an public administration is a .

Each of the following is an element of systems that holds public administrators accountable EXCEPT ______.

Authorizing committees have the most impressive control of administration.

What is the key difference between police patrol and fire alarm approaches to oversight? From your perspective, is any one more effective than the other for achieving an understanding about program effectiveness?

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

Crafting rules that guide administrative discretion is referred to as which of the following?

What strategies does GAO employ to workload to include most critical matters?

Name and briefly describe the four elements comprising systems that hold public administrators accountable.

Legislators' use oversight platforms to promote their own agenda and this is most closely associated with which purpose of oversight?

A citizen's stake in confidentiality of personal information must be balanced against the people's right to know so that they can participate in democratic government.

According to the text, could appropriators play a larger role in oversight functions?

What three types of congressional standing committees have responsibility for legislative oversight?

Legislative oversight is generally thought to do all EXCEPT which of the following?

The Senate Committee on Government Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform are examples of ______.

According to the text, although the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform have the broadest responsibility and strongest powers for overseeing administration, they have traditionally ranked low in prestige.

What is police patrol oversight?

Removing GAO from the purview of the executive branch is most closely associated with what principle of accountability?

Evaluation of program effectiveness is one reason for congressional oversight.

What is the absolute foundation of accountability?

Congressional oversight serves the following purposes for legislators EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following is another term for legislative oversight?

According to the text, the surest course to an ______ public administration is a ______.

Each of the following is an element of systems that holds public administrators accountable EXCEPT ______.

Authorizing committees have the most impressive control of administration.

What is the key difference between police patrol and fire alarm approaches to oversight? From your perspective, is any one more effective than the other for achieving an understanding about program effectiveness?

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

According to the text, the surest course to an public administration is a .