Question 1

One theme in the study of public administration relates to the need to balance "lofty expectations" with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  needs of the citizens 
B)  distrust of government 
C)  historical roots of modern government 
D)  accountability 
A)  needs of the citizens 
B)  distrust of government 
C)  historical roots of modern government 
D)  accountability

Question 2

Political scientist John Gaus agreed with Woodrow Wilson that separating politics from administration could be done by enacting laws that gave elected officials control to guide policy that administrators would simply carry out.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The branches of the American government operate in a way that produces ______ controller(s) of bureaucratic accountability.

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  many 
D)  no 
A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  many 
D)  no

Question 4

Find the best phrase below to describe the term bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A)  a purely public form of action 
B)  a generic strategy for marshaling large organizations to do complex jobs 
C)  a concept involving large systems and multifarious interactions 
D)  many different people involved in the production of public goods 
A)  a purely public form of action 
B)  a generic strategy for marshaling large organizations to do complex jobs 
C)  a concept involving large systems and multifarious interactions 
D)  many different people involved in the production of public goods

Question 5

Policymakers do not value a loose chain of command rather than more direct control over their subordinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is bureaucratic responsibility and why or why not is it considered to be central to American public administration?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Bureaucratic responsi

Question 7

According to the text, what is required to connect policymakers to citizens that expect results from their government?

Accepted Answer

A)  access to funds 
B)  active Electorate 
C)  running for office 
D)  public administration 
A)  access to funds 
B)  active Electorate 
C)  running for office 
D)  public administration

Question 8

The concept of ____________Accountability ensures that agency officials spend money on the programs they are charged with managing-and only on those programs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Process 
B)  Program 
C)  Cash Basis 
D)  Fiscal 
A)  Process 
B)  Program 
C)  Cash Basis 
D)  Fiscal

Question 9

Briefly describe two examples of program accountability efforts in the United States at the federal level of government.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Student answers could

Question 10

What was the profound irony embedded in the decision of the American founders to leave questions of public administration for other generations of leaders to work out? How do their motivations and fears of government haunt us today?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Basically,most all of

Question 11

Briefly describe the meaning of Hirschman's (1970) notion of "exit, voice, and loyalty."

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Answers should addres

Question 12

According to the author, an ethical government should begin with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethical citizens 
B)  a well-written Constitution 
C)  ethical public servants 
D)  a sense of right and wrong 
A)  ethical citizens 
B)  a well-written Constitution 
C)  ethical public servants 
D)  a sense of right and wrong

Question 13

In a system of administrative accountability, ______ hold elected officials accountable and ______ hold(s) administrators accountable.

Accepted Answer

A)  administrators; the president 
B)  the people; Congress 
C)  administrators; Congress 
D)  the people; the elected officials 
A)  administrators; the president 
B)  the people; Congress 
C)  administrators; Congress 
D)  the people; the elected officials

Question 14

What describes the underlying notion of accountability?

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to be written 
B)  provability 
C)  able to be counted 
D)  reliability 
A)  ability to be written 
B)  provability 
C)  able to be counted 
D)  reliability

Question 15

The phrase "a government of laws not men" means ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the legal system in the United States works independently from the federal government 
B)  administrators are held accountable to sources of political legitimacy 
C)  the American people are not subject to the same laws as administrators 
D)  litigation is more prevalent in the public sector than in the private sector 
A)  the legal system in the United States works independently from the federal government 
B)  administrators are held accountable to sources of political legitimacy 
C)  the American people are not subject to the same laws as administrators 
D)  litigation is more prevalent in the public sector than in the private sector

Question 16

Finer and Gaus were mostly similar in their writings on accountability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The author argues that public administration is no longer simply a direct execution of governmental programs.Why is this? Does this pose any ethical challenges?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Public administration

Question 18

The text provides several examples of challenges (to administrators) that are presented via enhanced chains of accountability.What are these challenges? Can you offer any advice for how to striking a balance between these competing forces?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Good administration r

Question 19

Briefly describe the meaning of the politics-administration dichotomy.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. This phrase

Question 20

Who did Progressives believe were best positioned to do government work without trampling individual rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  members of the U.S. Senate 
B)  members of the U.S. House of Representatives 
C)  the filibusters 
D)  administrators 
A)  members of the U.S. Senate 
B)  members of the U.S. House of Representatives 
C)  the filibusters 
D)  administrators

One theme in the study of public administration relates to the need to balance "lofty expectations" with ______.

Political scientist John Gaus agreed with Woodrow Wilson that separating politics from administration could be done by enacting laws that gave elected officials control to guide policy that administrators would simply carry out.

The branches of the American government operate in a way that produces ______ controller(s) of bureaucratic accountability.

Find the best phrase below to describe the term bureaucracy.

Policymakers do not value a loose chain of command rather than more direct control over their subordinates.

What is bureaucratic responsibility and why or why not is it considered to be central to American public administration?

According to the text, what is required to connect policymakers to citizens that expect results from their government?

The concept of ____________Accountability ensures that agency officials spend money on the programs they are charged with managing-and only on those programs.

Briefly describe two examples of program accountability efforts in the United States at the federal level of government.

What was the profound irony embedded in the decision of the American founders to leave questions of public administration for other generations of leaders to work out? How do their motivations and fears of government haunt us today?

Briefly describe the meaning of Hirschman's (1970) notion of "exit, voice, and loyalty."

According to the author, an ethical government should begin with ______.

In a system of administrative accountability, hold elected officials accountable and hold(s) administrators accountable.

What describes the underlying notion of accountability?

The phrase "a government of laws not men" means ______.

Finer and Gaus were mostly similar in their writings on accountability.

The author argues that public administration is no longer simply a direct execution of governmental programs.Why is this? Does this pose any ethical challenges?

The text provides several examples of challenges (to administrators) that are presented via enhanced chains of accountability.What are these challenges? Can you offer any advice for how to striking a balance between these competing forces?

Briefly describe the meaning of the politics-administration dichotomy.

Who did Progressives believe were best positioned to do government work without trampling individual rights?

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

Accountability and Politics

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Exam 1: Accountability

One theme in the study of public administration relates to the need to balance "lofty expectations" with ______.

Political scientist John Gaus agreed with Woodrow Wilson that separating politics from administration could be done by enacting laws that gave elected officials control to guide policy that administrators would simply carry out.

The branches of the American government operate in a way that produces ______ controller(s) of bureaucratic accountability.

Find the best phrase below to describe the term bureaucracy.

Policymakers do not value a loose chain of command rather than more direct control over their subordinates.

What is bureaucratic responsibility and why or why not is it considered to be central to American public administration?

According to the text, what is required to connect policymakers to citizens that expect results from their government?

The concept of ____________Accountability ensures that agency officials spend money on the programs they are charged with managing-and only on those programs.

Briefly describe two examples of program accountability efforts in the United States at the federal level of government.

What was the profound irony embedded in the decision of the American founders to leave questions of public administration for other generations of leaders to work out? How do their motivations and fears of government haunt us today?

Briefly describe the meaning of Hirschman's (1970) notion of "exit, voice, and loyalty."

According to the author, an ethical government should begin with ______.

In a system of administrative accountability, ______ hold elected officials accountable and ______ hold(s) administrators accountable.

What describes the underlying notion of accountability?

The phrase "a government of laws not men" means ______.

Finer and Gaus were mostly similar in their writings on accountability.

The author argues that public administration is no longer simply a direct execution of governmental programs.Why is this? Does this pose any ethical challenges?

The text provides several examples of challenges (to administrators) that are presented via enhanced chains of accountability.What are these challenges? Can you offer any advice for how to striking a balance between these competing forces?

Briefly describe the meaning of the politics-administration dichotomy.

Who did Progressives believe were best positioned to do government work without trampling individual rights?

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

Accountability and Politics

Filters

In a system of administrative accountability, hold elected officials accountable and hold(s) administrators accountable.