Question 1

Which of the following is not an independent regulatory entity?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Communications Commission (FC
C)  
B) General Services Administration (GS
A)  
C) Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  
D) National Labor Relations Board (NLR
B)  
A) Federal Communications Commission (FC
C)  
B) General Services Administration (GS
A)  
C) Federal Trade Commission (FT
C)  
D) National Labor Relations Board (NLR
B)  B

Question 2

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
B) Environmental Protection Agency 
C) Amtrak 
D) Tennessee Valley Authority 
A) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
B) Environmental Protection Agency 
C) Amtrak 
D) Tennessee Valley Authority B

Question 3

Charles Goodsell maintains that America's public bureaucracies perform quite well in comparison with bureaucracies elsewhere, whether measured by objective standards or in terms of overall citizen satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Most Americans are NOT affected by the actions and decisions of public administrators on a regular basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The phenomenon of administrative discretion (when lower ranking executives are able to personally affect the implementation of law) arises from a lack of centralized authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"Clientelism," as a distinct political pattern, did not emerge in bureaucratic politics until after World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Variations in the public's faith in the president are associated with more general feelings of confidence in government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The academic discipline of public administration has been characterized by all the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the politics-administration dichotomy. 
B) the principles approach. 
C) empirical methods of research. 
D) macro economics. 
A) the politics-administration dichotomy. 
B) the principles approach. 
C) empirical methods of research. 
D) macro economics.

Question 9

The entity with the major responsibility of overseeing the program and management activities of other federal bureaucratic agencies in the national executive branch is the

Accepted Answer

A) Office of Management and Budget. 
B) National Security Council. 
C) White House Office. 
D) Council of Economic Advisors. 
A) Office of Management and Budget. 
B) National Security Council. 
C) White House Office. 
D) Council of Economic Advisors.

Question 10

A challenge faced by only private administrators is that they must pursue broad goals set by others and their efforts will be evaluated by outside forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The study of public administration is limited to government employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What level of government has the largest number of elected officials?

Accepted Answer

A) State 
B) Federal 
C) Local 
D) Regional 
A) State 
B) Federal 
C) Local 
D) Regional

Question 13

Modem bureaucracy has undergone so many changes that all influences from the past have been lost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Among the most important differences in the respective working environments of public and private managers are, first, the "goldfish bowl" of publicity facing the public manager and, second, the public manager's

Accepted Answer

A) ability to control subordinates' careers. 
B) ability to employ precise evaluation measures. 
C) exclusive power to set agency goals. 
D) having to operate under much tighter time constraints. 
A) ability to control subordinates' careers. 
B) ability to employ precise evaluation measures. 
C) exclusive power to set agency goals. 
D) having to operate under much tighter time constraints.

Question 15

Merit systems apply to approximately _____ proportion of the national government's bureaucratic employees?

Accepted Answer

A) 75 percent 
B) 45 percent 
C) 90 percent 
D) 65 percent 
A) 75 percent 
B) 45 percent 
C) 90 percent 
D) 65 percent

Question 16

The concept of bureaucratic neutrality by definition refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the rule that members of a bureaucracy are not allowed to have held a previous position in another branch of government. 
B) the idea that a bureaucracy should act to implement and serve government directives, but not become a political force in its own right. 
C) the idea that bureaucrats should not fraternize with elected officials or private interests. 
D) the rule that if one branch should conflict with another in its directives for the bureaucracy, the judicial branch decides which branch's policy the bureaucracy should implement 
A) the rule that members of a bureaucracy are not allowed to have held a previous position in another branch of government. 
B) the idea that a bureaucracy should act to implement and serve government directives, but not become a political force in its own right. 
C) the idea that bureaucrats should not fraternize with elected officials or private interests. 
D) the rule that if one branch should conflict with another in its directives for the bureaucracy, the judicial branch decides which branch's policy the bureaucracy should implement

Question 17

Federal efforts to "reinvent government" ignored the role of public employees as frontline service providers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A significant example of the public negatively viewing a bureaucracy after a national crisis

Accepted Answer

A) occurred when the unclear ballots in areas of South Florida impacted the results of the Presidential Election of 2000. 
B) occurred in 2004 when the Terry Schiavo case was brought into the public eye. 
C) occurred in 2005 with the delayed response to Hurricane Katrina's destruction of the gulf coastal region. 
D) All of the above 
A) occurred when the unclear ballots in areas of South Florida impacted the results of the Presidential Election of 2000. 
B) occurred in 2004 when the Terry Schiavo case was brought into the public eye. 
C) occurred in 2005 with the delayed response to Hurricane Katrina's destruction of the gulf coastal region. 
D) All of the above

Question 19

The larger a unit of local government, the more likely it is that its bureaucracy will resemble state and national administrative agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During its earliest period, a major theme of the academic field of public administration was

Accepted Answer

A) the search for "principles". 
B) the application of sociology and psychology to the field. 
C) political neutrality. 
D) questioning the connections between public administration and political science. 
A) the search for "principles". 
B) the application of sociology and psychology to the field. 
C) political neutrality. 
D) questioning the connections between public administration and political science.

Which of the following is not an independent regulatory entity?

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

Charles Goodsell maintains that America's public bureaucracies perform quite well in comparison with bureaucracies elsewhere, whether measured by objective standards or in terms of overall citizen satisfaction.

Most Americans are NOT affected by the actions and decisions of public administrators on a regular basis.

The phenomenon of administrative discretion (when lower ranking executives are able to personally affect the implementation of law) arises from a lack of centralized authority.

"Clientelism," as a distinct political pattern, did not emerge in bureaucratic politics until after World War II.

Variations in the public's faith in the president are associated with more general feelings of confidence in government.

The academic discipline of public administration has been characterized by all the following except

The entity with the major responsibility of overseeing the program and management activities of other federal bureaucratic agencies in the national executive branch is the

A challenge faced by only private administrators is that they must pursue broad goals set by others and their efforts will be evaluated by outside forces.

The study of public administration is limited to government employees.

What level of government has the largest number of elected officials?

Modem bureaucracy has undergone so many changes that all influences from the past have been lost.

Among the most important differences in the respective working environments of public and private managers are, first, the "goldfish bowl" of publicity facing the public manager and, second, the public manager's

Merit systems apply to approximately _____ proportion of the national government's bureaucratic employees?

The concept of bureaucratic neutrality by definition refers to

Federal efforts to "reinvent government" ignored the role of public employees as frontline service providers.

A significant example of the public negatively viewing a bureaucracy after a national crisis

The larger a unit of local government, the more likely it is that its bureaucracy will resemble state and national administrative agencies.

During its earliest period, a major theme of the academic field of public administration was

Public Administration, Democracy, and Bureaucratic Power

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Organizational Theory

Decision Making in Administration

Chief Executives and Challenges of Administrative Leadership

Public Personnel Administration and Human Resource Development

Government Budgeting

Public Policy and Implementation

Performance Management in Government in the Public Sector

Government Regulation and Administrative Law

Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Change

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Exam 1: Approaching the Study of Public Administration

Which of the following is not an independent regulatory entity?

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

Charles Goodsell maintains that America's public bureaucracies perform quite well in comparison with bureaucracies elsewhere, whether measured by objective standards or in terms of overall citizen satisfaction.

Most Americans are NOT affected by the actions and decisions of public administrators on a regular basis.

The phenomenon of administrative discretion (when lower ranking executives are able to personally affect the implementation of law) arises from a lack of centralized authority.

"Clientelism," as a distinct political pattern, did not emerge in bureaucratic politics until after World War II.

Variations in the public's faith in the president are associated with more general feelings of confidence in government.

The academic discipline of public administration has been characterized by all the following except

The entity with the major responsibility of overseeing the program and management activities of other federal bureaucratic agencies in the national executive branch is the

A challenge faced by only private administrators is that they must pursue broad goals set by others and their efforts will be evaluated by outside forces.

The study of public administration is limited to government employees.

What level of government has the largest number of elected officials?

Modem bureaucracy has undergone so many changes that all influences from the past have been lost.

Among the most important differences in the respective working environments of public and private managers are, first, the "goldfish bowl" of publicity facing the public manager and, second, the public manager's

Merit systems apply to approximately _____ proportion of the national government's bureaucratic employees?

The concept of bureaucratic neutrality by definition refers to

Federal efforts to "reinvent government" ignored the role of public employees as frontline service providers.

A significant example of the public negatively viewing a bureaucracy after a national crisis

The larger a unit of local government, the more likely it is that its bureaucracy will resemble state and national administrative agencies.

During its earliest period, a major theme of the academic field of public administration was

Public Administration, Democracy, and Bureaucratic Power

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Organizational Theory

Decision Making in Administration

Chief Executives and Challenges of Administrative Leadership

Public Personnel Administration and Human Resource Development

Government Budgeting

Public Policy and Implementation

Performance Management in Government in the Public Sector

Government Regulation and Administrative Law

Conclusion: Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Change

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