Question 1

Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages associated with an alternative service delivery arrangement such as privatization. Do you believe that privatization is a plausible alternative for delivering public services?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages...

Question 2

The process of review and evaluation of financial records, program performance, operations, and management that both follows the execution of the budget and serves in the preparation of the upcoming budget describes which stage of the budget process?

Accepted Answer

A) Formulation 
B) Audit 
C) Adoption 
D) Zero-based budgeting

Question 3

In all but four states and most municipalities, the fiscal year runs between July 1 and June 30 of the following year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Surveys of women show that at least half of the respondents report being a victim of sexual harassment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The merit principle holds that individuals with the best qualifications should receive a job or get promoted based on their job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Generally, states and localities with large populations and high levels of per capita income provide

Accepted Answer

A) fewer services and thus employ larger numbers of workers than do smaller, less affluent jurisdictions. 
B) more services and thus employ larger numbers of workers than do smaller, less affluent jurisdictions. 
C) fewer services and thus employ smaller numbers of workers than do smaller, less affluent jurisdictions. 
D) more services and thus employ fewer numbers of workers than do smaller, less affluent jurisdictions.

Question 7

If a state constructs its budget by making small adjustments to the previous year's allocations while avoiding a comprehensive review of requested funds, it is engaging in which type of budgeting?

Accepted Answer

A) Line item budgeting 
B) Performance budgeting 
C) Incremental budgeting 
D) Capital budgeting

Question 8

A performance audit examines agency or department activities in relation to goals, objectives, and outcomes; ensuring that the government is serving its citizens efficiently and effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

​ 
 Balanced-budget constraints are contained in fifty state constitutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The use of a line item budget permits

Accepted Answer

A) careful tracking of dollar expenditures and accountability for items purchased with governmental funds. 
B) development of a means of measuring performance. 
C) ready conversion to zero-based budgeting. 
D) avoidance of the pitfalls of incrementalism.

Question 11

Budgets are normally based on fiscal years. The most common fiscal year used by state and local governments is

Accepted Answer

A) October 1 through September 30. 
B) June 1 through May 31. 
C) January 1 through December 31. 
D) July 1 through June 30.

Question 12

The special funding procedure for one-time, nonrecurring expenditures, such as purchasing university buildings, rapid transit systems, and bridges, is termed

Accepted Answer

A) an incremental budget. 
B) a capital budget. 
C) a line item budget. 
D) a performance budget.

Question 13

The constitutions or statutes of __________ states mandate that the state adopt a balanced state budget each fiscal year.

Accepted Answer

A) twelve 
B) fifty 
C) thirty-one 
D) forty-eight

Question 14

Under affirmative action, the absence of overt discrimination in employment is not sufficient; organizations must implement preferential hiring and promotion schemes to redress existing imbalances in the composition of their work force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Bureaucratic decision making makes public employees important budget and policy makers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages associated with an alternative service delivery arrangement such as privatization. Do you believe that privatization is a plausible alternative for delivering public services?

The process of review and evaluation of financial records, program performance, operations, and management that both follows the execution of the budget and serves in the preparation of the upcoming budget describes which stage of the budget process?

In all but four states and most municipalities, the fiscal year runs between July 1 and June 30 of the following year.

Surveys of women show that at least half of the respondents report being a victim of sexual harassment.

The merit principle holds that individuals with the best qualifications should receive a job or get promoted based on their job performance.

Generally, states and localities with large populations and high levels of per capita income provide

If a state constructs its budget by making small adjustments to the previous year's allocations while avoiding a comprehensive review of requested funds, it is engaging in which type of budgeting?

A performance audit examines agency or department activities in relation to goals, objectives, and outcomes; ensuring that the government is serving its citizens efficiently and effectively.

​ Balanced-budget constraints are contained in fifty state constitutions.

The use of a line item budget permits

Budgets are normally based on fiscal years. The most common fiscal year used by state and local governments is

The special funding procedure for one-time, nonrecurring expenditures, such as purchasing university buildings, rapid transit systems, and bridges, is termed

The constitutions or statutes of __________ states mandate that the state adopt a balanced state budget each fiscal year.

Under affirmative action, the absence of overt discrimination in employment is not sufficient; organizations must implement preferential hiring and promotion schemes to redress existing imbalances in the composition of their work force.

Bureaucratic decision making makes public employees important budget and policy makers.

Balanced-budget constraints are contained in fifty state constitutions.