Question 1

The president who espoused the stewardship theory of the Presidency was

Accepted Answer

A)   Franklin D. Roosevelt.
B)   Theodore Roosevelt.
C)   George W. Bush
D)   George H.W. Bush B

Question 2

Pressman and Wildavsky in their 1973 study of the impact of federal programs in Oakland, California, felt that policy planning should look carefully at the difficulties surrounding the implementation of a policy, in terms of who gets what and how and why from the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true about the process of public policymaking?

Accepted Answer

A)   In modern times the media is likely to distill a detailed policy into a sound bite.
B)   It involves multiple players and political viewpoints.
C)   Policy papers put out by various parties and interest groups need not be read because policy is explained ad nauseum in oral reports via the media.
D)   It is a never-ending intangible process. C

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the typical outside forces impacting the head of a public agency?

Accepted Answer

A)   Judiciary
B)   Auditors
C)   Legislature
D)   All of the above

Question 5

During WWII, Germany and Japan were seen as exemplars of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Libertarianism
B)   Utilitarianism
C)   Fascism
D)   Communitarianism

Question 6

The seven step rational decision-making approach has been generally attributed to Harold D. Lasswell, the father of the policy sciences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In a Republic like the U.S. the:

Accepted Answer

A)   The Legislative branch is supreme & has the most powers.
B)   The Presidency is supreme & has the most powers.
C)   The Judiciary is supreme and has the most powers.
D)   No branch has more powers than another.

Question 8

The stewardship theory states that the president should be free to take any actions in the public interest provided they do not conflict with the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

President Truman's application of the prerogative theory of executive power ultimately checked by the Supreme Court of the United States in th 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Government in the United States is considered to be pluralistic because it is composed of multiple elements, and multiple competing levels of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The prerogative theory expressed a level of executive power that President Abraham Lincoln felt might not only exceed constitutional bounds, but also possibly act against the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Modern group theory derives from the work of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Arthur Bentley and Graham Allison
B)   Arthur Bentley, David Truman and Earl Latham
C)   Michael Lipsky
D)   Irving Janis.

Question 13

Allison's Organizational Processes Model argues for the tenets of group theory-- that government decisions are the outcomes of negotiations between different groups and individuals with different bureaucratic perspectives and different political interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following presidents espoused the theory of Executive prerogative:

Accepted Answer

A)   Ronald W. Reagan
B)   Abraham Lincoln
C)   Gerald Ford
D)   William J. Clinton

Question 15

The "doctrine of the separation of powers was adopted by the Convention of 1787, not to promote efficiency, but to preclude the exercise of arbitrary power." This statement meant that:

Accepted Answer

A)   A certain amount of governmental friction is needed among the three branches of government.
B)   Government efficiency is not the primary need in a democracy
C)   A and b
D)   None of the above

Question 16

In the aftermath of the Watergate scandal when President Nixon was refusing to release his White House tapes he was invoking which form of Executive power?

Accepted Answer

A)   Arch conservative view
B)   Laissez faire (hands off)  view
C)   Liberal view
D)   None of the above

Question 17

The restricted view of presidential power was/is embodied in:

Accepted Answer

A)   The governance of President H.W. Bush
B)   William Howard Taft
C)   Arch-conservative viewpoints
D)   Held by Libertarians today.
E)   All of the above

Question 18

The decision making model known as "muddling through" was the contribution of Amitai Etzioni

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

"Mixed scanning" decision making

Accepted Answer

A)   is a synonym for the theory of incrementalism.
B)   rejects incrementalism.
C)   uses both the incremental and rational-comprehensive model of decision-making.
D)   Uses theories of microeconomics.

Question 20

Incremental policy decision making implies that

Accepted Answer

A)   rational policy decisions are made in a special predetermined order.
B)   political elites make the majority of policy decisions.
C)   small decisions made at the margins are usually the reality of change.
D)   decisions of great importance are made quickly, while less important ones are made slowly.

Exam 2: Political Cultural Environment of Public Policy Its Administration

The president who espoused the stewardship theory of the Presidency was

Pressman and Wildavsky in their 1973 study of the impact of federal programs in Oakland, California, felt that policy planning should look carefully at the difficulties surrounding the implementation of a policy, in terms of who gets what and how and why from the government.

Which of the following is NOT true about the process of public policymaking?

Which of the following is one of the typical outside forces impacting the head of a public agency?

During WWII, Germany and Japan were seen as exemplars of:

The seven step rational decision-making approach has been generally attributed to Harold D. Lasswell, the father of the policy sciences.

In a Republic like the U.S. the:

The stewardship theory states that the president should be free to take any actions in the public interest provided they do not conflict with the Constitution.

President Truman's application of the prerogative theory of executive power ultimately checked by the Supreme Court of the United States in th 1970s.

Government in the United States is considered to be pluralistic because it is composed of multiple elements, and multiple competing levels of power.

The prerogative theory expressed a level of executive power that President Abraham Lincoln felt might not only exceed constitutional bounds, but also possibly act against the Constitution.

Modern group theory derives from the work of:

Allison's Organizational Processes Model argues for the tenets of group theory-- that government decisions are the outcomes of negotiations between different groups and individuals with different bureaucratic perspectives and different political interests.

Which of the following presidents espoused the theory of Executive prerogative:

The "doctrine of the separation of powers was adopted by the Convention of 1787, not to promote efficiency, but to preclude the exercise of arbitrary power." This statement meant that:

In the aftermath of the Watergate scandal when President Nixon was refusing to release his White House tapes he was invoking which form of Executive power?

The restricted view of presidential power was/is embodied in:

The decision making model known as "muddling through" was the contribution of Amitai Etzioni

"Mixed scanning" decision making

Incremental policy decision making implies that