Question 1

Lack of complete information is a major weakness of which approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  bargaining 
B)  participative 
C)  rational 
D)  public choice 
A)  bargaining 
B)  participative 
C)  rational 
D)  public choice

Question 2

Weber pointed out that legislators delegate power to specialized administrators under the presumption that administrators will exercise their expert judgment and not their______ while making decisions.

Accepted Answer

A)  information 
B)  bargaining power 
C)  bias 
D)  patronage 
A)  information 
B)  bargaining power 
C)  bias 
D)  patronage

Question 3

The Grace Commission was appointed by President Bill Clinton to study the best way to study the NIMBY effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is a major weakness of the rational approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of attention to calculating consequences 
B)  lack of attention to identifying alternatives 
C)  lack of complete information 
D)  lack of emphasis on inputs and outputs 
A)  lack of attention to calculating consequences 
B)  lack of attention to identifying alternatives 
C)  lack of complete information 
D)  lack of emphasis on inputs and outputs

Question 5

According to Francis E.Rourke, public support for an agency's decision most often comes from two different sources: an agency's ______ and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mass public; attentive publics 
B)  values; information 
C)  constituents; budget 
D)  politics; voting block 
A)  mass public; attentive publics 
B)  values; information 
C)  constituents; budget 
D)  politics; voting block

Question 6

What is the public-choice approach and on what premise does it base its claims?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The public-choice app

Question 7

What approach favors involving, in the decision-making process, the parties affected by decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  rational 
B)  bargaining 
C)  public choice 
D)  participative 
A)  rational 
B)  bargaining 
C)  public choice 
D)  participative

Question 8

On what does public -choice decision making depend?

Accepted Answer

A)  assumed values of administrators 
B)  self-interest of players 
C)  focus on client's values 
D)  rationality of Congress 
A)  assumed values of administrators 
B)  self-interest of players 
C)  focus on client's values 
D)  rationality of Congress

Question 9

What approach supports applying business practices within the public sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  bargaining 
B)  public choice 
C)  participative 
D)  rational 
A)  bargaining 
B)  public choice 
C)  participative 
D)  rational

Question 10

Of the four approaches (rational, public choice, bargaining, and participatory), do you feel that any presents as a superior tool for decision making? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

The public-choice approach favors which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  incrementalism 
B)  privatization 
C)  partisan mutual adjustment 
D)  regulatory negotiation sessions 
A)  incrementalism 
B)  privatization 
C)  partisan mutual adjustment 
D)  regulatory negotiation sessions

Lack of complete information is a major weakness of which approach?

Weber pointed out that legislators delegate power to specialized administrators under the presumption that administrators will exercise their expert judgment and not their______ while making decisions.

The Grace Commission was appointed by President Bill Clinton to study the best way to study the NIMBY effect.

What is a major weakness of the rational approach?

According to Francis E.Rourke, public support for an agency's decision most often comes from two different sources: an agency's and .

What is the public-choice approach and on what premise does it base its claims?

What approach favors involving, in the decision-making process, the parties affected by decisions?

On what does public -choice decision making depend?

What approach supports applying business practices within the public sector?

Of the four approaches (rational, public choice, bargaining, and participatory), do you feel that any presents as a superior tool for decision making? Why or why not?

The public-choice approach favors which of the following?

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

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

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Exam 10: Decision Making: Rationality and Risk

Lack of complete information is a major weakness of which approach?

Weber pointed out that legislators delegate power to specialized administrators under the presumption that administrators will exercise their expert judgment and not their______ while making decisions.

The Grace Commission was appointed by President Bill Clinton to study the best way to study the NIMBY effect.

What is a major weakness of the rational approach?

According to Francis E.Rourke, public support for an agency's decision most often comes from two different sources: an agency's ______ and ______.

What is the public-choice approach and on what premise does it base its claims?

What approach favors involving, in the decision-making process, the parties affected by decisions?

On what does public -choice decision making depend?

What approach supports applying business practices within the public sector?

Of the four approaches (rational, public choice, bargaining, and participatory), do you feel that any presents as a superior tool for decision making? Why or why not?

The public-choice approach favors which of the following?

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

Budgeting

Implementation and Performance

Regulation and the Courts

Accountability and Politics

Filters

According to Francis E.Rourke, public support for an agency's decision most often comes from two different sources: an agency's and .