Question 1

The skills emphasized in the study of Public Administration include:

Accepted Answer

A)  public organization and management 
B)  public personnel administration 
C)  public budgeting & finance 
D)  all of the above are correct 
A)  public organization and management 
B)  public personnel administration 
C)  public budgeting & finance 
D)  all of the above are correct D

Question 2

What is "Public Administration" the study of?

Accepted Answer

A)  principles of private management 
B)  management of public opinion 
C)  public bureaucracy 
D)  none of the above 
A)  principles of private management 
B)  management of public opinion 
C)  public bureaucracy 
D)  none of the above C

Question 3

Bureaupathologies, or the destructive behavior patterns of large-scale organizations, may include:

Accepted Answer

A)  goal displacement: as organizations mature the main goals are shunned in favor of self-serving ones 
B)  the iron law of oligarchy: the tendency of organizational control to evolve into oligarchies 
C)  the Peter Principle: all personnel are eventually promoted to their level of incompetence 
D)  all of the above are correct 
A)  goal displacement: as organizations mature the main goals are shunned in favor of self-serving ones 
B)  the iron law of oligarchy: the tendency of organizational control to evolve into oligarchies 
C)  the Peter Principle: all personnel are eventually promoted to their level of incompetence 
D)  all of the above are correct D

Question 4

As a theory of the public interests, the commons is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  deontological ethics or rule-oriented principles that may be universally applied 
B)  utilitarian ethics or benefit-cost decisions in which the interests of participants are calculated 
C)  virtue ethics or character-based assessment of worthiness and goodness of a person's being 
D)  ethical egoism or the normative theory that one should always act in their own self-interest 
A)  deontological ethics or rule-oriented principles that may be universally applied 
B)  utilitarian ethics or benefit-cost decisions in which the interests of participants are calculated 
C)  virtue ethics or character-based assessment of worthiness and goodness of a person's being 
D)  ethical egoism or the normative theory that one should always act in their own self-interest

Question 5

The specific approach to the public interests in which public servants take into account all affected persons in their decisions - not just select groups or self-interests - is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  affordability principle 
B)  constitutional principle 
C)  universalizability principle 
D)  commons principle 
A)  affordability principle 
B)  constitutional principle 
C)  universalizability principle 
D)  commons principle

Question 6

While the concept of ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos, meaning thought about right and wrong, the concept of morality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  derived from the Latin word moralis or mores, meaning character or customs 
B)  generally concerned with a more particular aspect of general ethical systems 
C)  often used interchangeably with the concept of ethics 
D)  all of the above are correct 
A)  derived from the Latin word moralis or mores, meaning character or customs 
B)  generally concerned with a more particular aspect of general ethical systems 
C)  often used interchangeably with the concept of ethics 
D)  all of the above are correct

Question 7

Public administration is a study of a branch of government which:

Accepted Answer

A)  manages public affairs day-to-day 
B)  executes public policy 
C)  is characterized by bureaucratic organization, standardized procedures, and specialization 
D)  all of the above 
A)  manages public affairs day-to-day 
B)  executes public policy 
C)  is characterized by bureaucratic organization, standardized procedures, and specialization 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

The concept of duties or principles of public interests, as used in the text, is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)  deontological ethics or rule-oriented principles that may be universally applied 
B)  utilitarian ethics or benefit-cost decisions in which the interests of participants are calculated 
C)  virtue ethics or character-based assessment of worthiness and goodness of a person's being 
D)  ethical egoism or the normative theory that one should always act in their own self-interest 
A)  deontological ethics or rule-oriented principles that may be universally applied 
B)  utilitarian ethics or benefit-cost decisions in which the interests of participants are calculated 
C)  virtue ethics or character-based assessment of worthiness and goodness of a person's being 
D)  ethical egoism or the normative theory that one should always act in their own self-interest

Question 9

According to the ethics case study in the text (the FCC and the public interests), the Fairness Doctrine has ended in-practice in the USA and is no more. This statement is:

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  incorrect 
C)  both of the above are correct 
D)  none of the above are correct 
A)  correct 
B)  incorrect 
C)  both of the above are correct 
D)  none of the above are correct

The skills emphasized in the study of Public Administration include:

What is "Public Administration" the study of?

Bureaupathologies, or the destructive behavior patterns of large-scale organizations, may include:

As a theory of the public interests, the commons is associated with:

The specific approach to the public interests in which public servants take into account all affected persons in their decisions - not just select groups or self-interests - is known as the:

While the concept of ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos, meaning thought about right and wrong, the concept of morality is:

Public administration is a study of a branch of government which:

The concept of duties or principles of public interests, as used in the text, is associated with:

According to the ethics case study in the text (the FCC and the public interests), the Fairness Doctrine has ended in-practice in the USA and is no more. This statement is:

Virtue of Public Administrators

Utility in Democratic Policymaking

Duty to the Constitution and Laws

Federalism, States, Communities Honesty

Public Organizations Management Loyalty

Human Resources Management Diversity

Public Financial Management Corruption

Nonprofits Faith-Based Organizations

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Exam 1: Public Interests

The skills emphasized in the study of Public Administration include:

What is "Public Administration" the study of?

Bureaupathologies, or the destructive behavior patterns of large-scale organizations, may include:

As a theory of the public interests, the commons is associated with:

The specific approach to the public interests in which public servants take into account all affected persons in their decisions - not just select groups or self-interests - is known as the:

While the concept of ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos, meaning thought about right and wrong, the concept of morality is:

Public administration is a study of a branch of government which:

The concept of duties or principles of public interests, as used in the text, is associated with:

According to the ethics case study in the text (the FCC and the public interests), the Fairness Doctrine has ended in-practice in the USA and is no more. This statement is:

Virtue of Public Administrators

Utility in Democratic Policymaking

Duty to the Constitution and Laws

Federalism, States, Communities Honesty

Public Organizations Management Loyalty

Human Resources Management Diversity

Public Financial Management Corruption

Nonprofits Faith-Based Organizations

Filters