Question 1

According to the chapter, the greater the number of decision points in a program, the better the chance of it being implemented as formulated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following is not generally considered a means of promoting administrative accountability?

Accepted Answer

A)  the merit system 
B)  legislative oversight 
C) sunset provisions 
D) all of the above promote accountability 
A)  the merit system 
B)  legislative oversight 
C) sunset provisions 
D) all of the above promote accountability A

Question 3

Spillover effects include

Accepted Answer

A)  payments to policy evaluators 
B)  impacts on nontarget groups 
C) overhead costs 
D) the confounding of experiments by unintended changes in the target population 
A)  payments to policy evaluators 
B)  impacts on nontarget groups 
C) overhead costs 
D) the confounding of experiments by unintended changes in the target population B

Question 4

"The Seven Deadly Sins of Policy Analysis" were identified by

Accepted Answer

A)  Arnold Meltzner 
B)  Peter Drucker 
C) Aaron Wildavsky 
D) none of the above 
A)  Arnold Meltzner 
B)  Peter Drucker 
C) Aaron Wildavsky 
D) none of the above

Question 5

Pure experimental designs are preferable to quasiexperimental and nonexperimental designs because of

Accepted Answer

A)  randomization from a population 
B) the use of treatment and control groups 
C)  both (
A)  and (
B)  
D)  neither (
A)  nor (
B)  
A)  randomization from a population 
B) the use of treatment and control groups 
C)  both (
A)  and (
B)  
D)  neither (
A)  nor (
B)

Question 6

Process analysis is easiest when the impact analysis is inconclusive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Quasi-experimental design employs statistical controls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Barriers to utilizing policy analysis include

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluation results are often hard to interpret 
B)  evaluation may be difficult for organizations to digest 
C) evaluation often fails to find a policy impact 
D) all of the above 
A)  evaluation results are often hard to interpret 
B)  evaluation may be difficult for organizations to digest 
C) evaluation often fails to find a policy impact 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Implementation studies have identified the following as important in executing policy:

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of decision points 
B)  funding levels 
C) the clarity of policy goals 
D) all of the above 
A)  the number of decision points 
B)  funding levels 
C) the clarity of policy goals 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following was least related to the growth of contemporary interest in policy analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Great Society program 
B)  Woodrow Wilson's call for a scientific study of public administration 
C) the development of new research techniques 
D) sunset legislation 
A)  the Great Society program 
B)  Woodrow Wilson's call for a scientific study of public administration 
C) the development of new research techniques 
D) sunset legislation

Question 11

The NPM favors deregulating public employees' functions and trusting them to exercise discretion responsibly. Do you think employee empowerment in this sense will breed incompetence or corruption, or will it inevitably lead to better administration?

Accepted Answer

The answer to this question is not strai

Question 12

Systematic policy analysis became a standard public administrative function in the 1940s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Among the "seven deadly sins of policy analysis" is

Accepted Answer

A)  spending too much money 
B)  using aggregate data analysis 
C) engaging in case studies 
D) none of the above 
A)  spending too much money 
B)  using aggregate data analysis 
C) engaging in case studies 
D) none of the above

Question 14

Develop a research design for an impact analysis of mandatory seat belt laws. Make sure to develop a strategy for dealing with (1) the possibility that the publicity surrounding the law, rather than the statute itself, affects individuals' behavior, and (2) the extent to which the laws change drivers' behavior by making them generally more safety conscious.

Accepted Answer

To conduct an impact analysis of mandato

Question 15

The NPM focuses on how government should work, not what it should do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When applying the cost-effectiveness approach,

Accepted Answer

A)  the distribution of costs and benefits must be taken into account 
B)  public administrators must make decisions based on qualitative factors 
C) units must be sufficiently different to represent all potential cases of a problem 
D) cases or units for treatment must be identical 
A)  the distribution of costs and benefits must be taken into account 
B)  public administrators must make decisions based on qualitative factors 
C) units must be sufficiently different to represent all potential cases of a problem 
D) cases or units for treatment must be identical

Question 17

Generally, we would expect the following pattern when administering a new program:

Accepted Answer

A)  marginal costs would decline and then rise 
B)  marginal costs would keep declining indefinitely 
C) marginal costs would rise and then decline 
D) marginal costs would keep rising indefinitely 
A)  marginal costs would decline and then rise 
B)  marginal costs would keep declining indefinitely 
C) marginal costs would rise and then decline 
D) marginal costs would keep rising indefinitely

Question 18

Sunshine regulations promote accountability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Congress pressured President George W. Bush to convert the Office of Homeland Security (OHS) from an advisory unit in the White House Office into an executive agency (Department of Homeland Security) to be able to

Accepted Answer

A)  increase administrative efficiency 
B) quell concerns about estoppel 
C)  exert its legislative oversight powers 
D)  both (
A)  and (
C)  
A)  increase administrative efficiency 
B) quell concerns about estoppel 
C)  exert its legislative oversight powers 
D)  both (
A)  and (
C)

Question 20

The chapter asks, "Why not just leave it up to the individual whether he or she wants to use seat belts?" Whatever your personal opinion on the matter, what is the best

Accepted Answer

The best answer to this question, regard

According to the chapter, the greater the number of decision points in a program, the better the chance of it being implemented as formulated.

Which of the following is not generally considered a means of promoting administrative accountability?

Spillover effects include

"The Seven Deadly Sins of Policy Analysis" were identified by

Pure experimental designs are preferable to quasiexperimental and nonexperimental designs because of

Process analysis is easiest when the impact analysis is inconclusive.

Quasi-experimental design employs statistical controls.

Barriers to utilizing policy analysis include

Implementation studies have identified the following as important in executing policy:

Which of the following was least related to the growth of contemporary interest in policy analysis?

The NPM favors deregulating public employees' functions and trusting them to exercise discretion responsibly. Do you think employee empowerment in this sense will breed incompetence or corruption, or will it inevitably lead to better administration?

Systematic policy analysis became a standard public administrative function in the 1940s.

Among the "seven deadly sins of policy analysis" is

The NPM focuses on how government should work, not what it should do.

When applying the cost-effectiveness approach,

Generally, we would expect the following pattern when administering a new program:

Sunshine regulations promote accountability.

Congress pressured President George W. Bush to convert the Office of Homeland Security (OHS) from an advisory unit in the White House Office into an executive agency (Department of Homeland Security) to be able to

The chapter asks, "Why not just leave it up to the individual whether he or she wants to use seat belts?" Whatever your personal opinion on the matter, what is the best

The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Competing Concerns

The American Administrative State: Development and Political Environment

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations: The Structure of the American Administrative State

Organization: Structure and Process

Public Personnel Administration and Collective Bargaining

Budgeting and the Public Finances

Decision Making

Regulatory Administration: An Illustration of Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector

Public Administration and the Public

Public Administration and Democratic Constitutionalism

Accountability and Ethics

The Future

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Exam 8: Policy Analysis and Implementation Evaluation

According to the chapter, the greater the number of decision points in a program, the better the chance of it being implemented as formulated.

Which of the following is not generally considered a means of promoting administrative accountability?

Spillover effects include

"The Seven Deadly Sins of Policy Analysis" were identified by

Pure experimental designs are preferable to quasiexperimental and nonexperimental designs because of

Process analysis is easiest when the impact analysis is inconclusive.

Quasi-experimental design employs statistical controls.

Barriers to utilizing policy analysis include

Implementation studies have identified the following as important in executing policy:

Which of the following was least related to the growth of contemporary interest in policy analysis?

The NPM favors deregulating public employees' functions and trusting them to exercise discretion responsibly. Do you think employee empowerment in this sense will breed incompetence or corruption, or will it inevitably lead to better administration?

Systematic policy analysis became a standard public administrative function in the 1940s.

Among the "seven deadly sins of policy analysis" is

The NPM focuses on how government should work, not what it should do.

When applying the cost-effectiveness approach,

Generally, we would expect the following pattern when administering a new program:

Sunshine regulations promote accountability.

Congress pressured President George W. Bush to convert the Office of Homeland Security (OHS) from an advisory unit in the White House Office into an executive agency (Department of Homeland Security) to be able to

The chapter asks, "Why not just leave it up to the individual whether he or she wants to use seat belts?" Whatever your personal opinion on the matter, what is the best

The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Competing Concerns

The American Administrative State: Development and Political Environment

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations: The Structure of the American Administrative State

Organization: Structure and Process

Public Personnel Administration and Collective Bargaining

Budgeting and the Public Finances

Decision Making

Regulatory Administration: An Illustration of Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector

Public Administration and the Public

Public Administration and Democratic Constitutionalism

Accountability and Ethics

The Future

Filters