Question 1

Receiving good feedback is crucial for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  offering grantsmanship 
B)  utilizing partial preemption 
C)  obtaining crossover sanctions 
D)  effectively steering program implementation 
A)  offering grantsmanship 
B)  utilizing partial preemption 
C)  obtaining crossover sanctions 
D)  effectively steering program implementation

Question 2

How does flexibility relate to contracting out?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Contracting

Question 3

All of the following can be major roadblocks to achieving a policymaker's outcome EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  growing dependence on other sectors 
B)  inadequate resources 
C)  uneven leadership 
D)  performance-based management 
A)  growing dependence on other sectors 
B)  inadequate resources 
C)  uneven leadership 
D)  performance-based management

Question 4

Formal program evaluation is an ineffective method of providing regular, high-quality feedback.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Government mandates are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  formula-based programs 
B)  project-based programs 
C)  federally imposed regulations 
D)  proxies 
A)  formula-based programs 
B)  project-based programs 
C)  federally imposed regulations 
D)  proxies

Question 6

CompStat, which produces weekly reports on crime in each police precinct, is an example of what approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  whistle-blowing 
B)  backward mapping 
C)  results-based management 
D)  partial preemption 
A)  whistle-blowing 
B)  backward mapping 
C)  results-based management 
D)  partial preemption

Question 7

According to a recent Pew survey, what percentage of Americans thought that the federal government was doing an excellent or good job?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  60 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  60 percent

Question 8

Discuss the merits and drawbacks of evaluating government programs on efficiency and, by contrast, accountability.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Efficiency and goal a

Question 9

Concerns about the execution of laws fostered the beginning of a new field of study called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  implementation 
B)  formulation 
C)  execution 
D)  research methods 
A)  implementation 
B)  formulation 
C)  execution 
D)  research methods

Question 10

Government agency requirements for "ultra" equipment are often referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  buying the farm 
B)  buying the cow 
C)  overspecification 
D)  bargaining 
A)  buying the farm 
B)  buying the cow 
C)  overspecification 
D)  bargaining

Question 11

All of the following factors can hinder successful implementation EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  program evaluation 
B)  practical uncertainty 
C)  inadequate resources 
D)  uneven leadership 
A)  program evaluation 
B)  practical uncertainty 
C)  inadequate resources 
D)  uneven leadership

Receiving good feedback is crucial for ______.

How does flexibility relate to contracting out?

All of the following can be major roadblocks to achieving a policymaker's outcome EXCEPT ______.

Formal program evaluation is an ineffective method of providing regular, high-quality feedback.

Government mandates are ______.

CompStat, which produces weekly reports on crime in each police precinct, is an example of what approach?

According to a recent Pew survey, what percentage of Americans thought that the federal government was doing an excellent or good job?

Discuss the merits and drawbacks of evaluating government programs on efficiency and, by contrast, accountability.

Concerns about the execution of laws fostered the beginning of a new field of study called ______.

Government agency requirements for "ultra" equipment are often referred to as ______.

All of the following factors can hinder successful implementation EXCEPT ______.

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

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

Filters

Exam 12: Implementation and Performance

Receiving good feedback is crucial for ______.

How does flexibility relate to contracting out?

All of the following can be major roadblocks to achieving a policymaker's outcome EXCEPT ______.

Formal program evaluation is an ineffective method of providing regular, high-quality feedback.

Government mandates are ______.

CompStat, which produces weekly reports on crime in each police precinct, is an example of what approach?

According to a recent Pew survey, what percentage of Americans thought that the federal government was doing an excellent or good job?

Discuss the merits and drawbacks of evaluating government programs on efficiency and, by contrast, accountability.

Concerns about the execution of laws fostered the beginning of a new field of study called ______.

Government agency requirements for "ultra" equipment are often referred to as ______.

All of the following factors can hinder successful implementation EXCEPT ______.

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

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

Filters