Question 1

Which is not part of the Executive Office of the President?

Accepted Answer

A)  White House Office 
B)  Office of Management and Budget (OM
B)  
C) Central Intelligence Agency (CI
A)  
D) National Security Council (NS
C)  
A)  White House Office 
B)  Office of Management and Budget (OM
B)  
C) Central Intelligence Agency (CI
A)  
D) National Security Council (NS
C)

Question 2

The Administrative Procedure Act (1946) was passed to

Accepted Answer

A)  give agencies greater access to judicial review 
B)  regulate agency rule making, adjudication, enforcement, and transparency 
C) force agencies to establish advisory committees 
D) none of the above 
A)  give agencies greater access to judicial review 
B)  regulate agency rule making, adjudication, enforcement, and transparency 
C) force agencies to establish advisory committees 
D) none of the above

Question 3

The best example of a "clientele" agency is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Patent Office 
B)  the Post Office 
C) the Treasury Department 
D) the Department of Veterans Affairs 
A)  the Patent Office 
B)  the Post Office 
C) the Treasury Department 
D) the Department of Veterans Affairs

Question 4

Congressional oversight is

Accepted Answer

A)  the failure to pay attention to policy details 
B)  a check on public administrative activity 
C) making sure that agencies follow presidential directives 
D) assuring that federal agencies will have as much funding as they require 
A)  the failure to pay attention to policy details 
B)  a check on public administrative activity 
C) making sure that agencies follow presidential directives 
D) assuring that federal agencies will have as much funding as they require

Question 5

James Q. Wilson points to regulatory activity as

Accepted Answer

A)  a source of administrative growth in the United States 
B)  a source of administrative decline in the United States 
C) having no relevance to public administration in the United Sates 
D) having no relevance to politics in the United States 
A)  a source of administrative growth in the United States 
B)  a source of administrative decline in the United States 
C) having no relevance to public administration in the United Sates 
D) having no relevance to politics in the United States

Question 6

Which of the following are not attributes of a nonprofit

Accepted Answer

A)  they enjoy a tax preferred status from the federal government 
B)  they can distribute some profits to shareholders 
C) they are governed by Section 501 c of the Internal Revenue code 
D) they are private organizations 
A)  they enjoy a tax preferred status from the federal government 
B)  they can distribute some profits to shareholders 
C) they are governed by Section 501 c of the Internal Revenue code 
D) they are private organizations

Question 7

In Elrod v. Burns (1976), the Supreme Court held that

Accepted Answer

A)  patronage dismissals, in some cases, were unconstitutional 
B)  congressional delegations violated the separation of powers 
C) public assistance was not a privilege but a right 
D) additional taxes needed to be levied to finance school desegregation efforts 
A)  patronage dismissals, in some cases, were unconstitutional 
B)  congressional delegations violated the separation of powers 
C) public assistance was not a privilege but a right 
D) additional taxes needed to be levied to finance school desegregation efforts

Question 8

Delegations of legislative authority are

Accepted Answer

A)  always unconstitutional 
B)  never specific 
C) reductions of executive power 
D) none of the above 
A)  always unconstitutional 
B)  never specific 
C) reductions of executive power 
D) none of the above

Question 9

What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning political appointees to a large number of leadership positions in the executive branch? Address this question using the political, managerial, and legal perspectives to public administration.

Accepted Answer

Political Perspective:
Advantages:
1. Lo

Question 10

The passage of the Hatch Acts in 1939 and 1940 signified the federal government's support for political patronage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The New Public Management endorses the use of congressional "casework" because it promotes efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Third-party government refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  three branches of government 
B)  federalism 
C) indirect public administration 
D) the role of the courts in public administration 
A)  three branches of government 
B)  federalism 
C) indirect public administration 
D) the role of the courts in public administration

Question 13

Regulatory agencies are structured to emphasize values prescribed by the legal approach to public administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The number of staff in Congress today is greater than it was in 1946.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

President Reagan's political executives tended to have

Accepted Answer

A)  similar ideologies 
B)  similar management styles 
C) an exceptionally low level of success 
D) all of the above 
A)  similar ideologies 
B)  similar management styles 
C) an exceptionally low level of success 
D) all of the above

Question 16

Congressional casework refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  mobilizing individual voters 
B)  drafting legislation 
C) preparing cases for litigation 
D) constituency service 
A)  mobilizing individual voters 
B)  drafting legislation 
C) preparing cases for litigation 
D) constituency service

Question 17

The Government Performance and Results Act enabled the Congress to play a large role in determining what agencies' goals will be.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Constitution gives the President sole power over public administration, but in recent years Congress and the courts have encroached upon this power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The non-distribution constraint stipulates that nonprofits cannot distribute any profits to stakeholders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which is not a strategy that Congress has used to deal with the burgeoning federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  it has added thousands of new staff 
B)  it has strengthened its own administrative units 
C) it has developed greater committee and subcommittee specialization 
D) it has streamlined its own operations to improve responsiveness 
A)  it has added thousands of new staff 
B)  it has strengthened its own administrative units 
C) it has developed greater committee and subcommittee specialization 
D) it has streamlined its own operations to improve responsiveness

Which is not part of the Executive Office of the President?

The Administrative Procedure Act (1946) was passed to

The best example of a "clientele" agency is

Congressional oversight is

James Q. Wilson points to regulatory activity as

Which of the following are not attributes of a nonprofit

In Elrod v. Burns (1976), the Supreme Court held that

Delegations of legislative authority are

What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning political appointees to a large number of leadership positions in the executive branch? Address this question using the political, managerial, and legal perspectives to public administration.

The passage of the Hatch Acts in 1939 and 1940 signified the federal government's support for political patronage.

The New Public Management endorses the use of congressional "casework" because it promotes efficiency.

Third-party government refers to

Regulatory agencies are structured to emphasize values prescribed by the legal approach to public administration.

The number of staff in Congress today is greater than it was in 1946.

President Reagan's political executives tended to have

Congressional casework refers to

The Government Performance and Results Act enabled the Congress to play a large role in determining what agencies' goals will be.

The Constitution gives the President sole power over public administration, but in recent years Congress and the courts have encroached upon this power.

The non-distribution constraint stipulates that nonprofits cannot distribute any profits to stakeholders.

Which is not a strategy that Congress has used to deal with the burgeoning federal bureaucracy?

The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Competing Concerns

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

Policy Analysis and Implementation Evaluation

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 2: The American Administrative State: Development and Political Environment

Which is not part of the Executive Office of the President?

The Administrative Procedure Act (1946) was passed to

The best example of a "clientele" agency is

Congressional oversight is

James Q. Wilson points to regulatory activity as

Which of the following are not attributes of a nonprofit

In Elrod v. Burns (1976), the Supreme Court held that

Delegations of legislative authority are

What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning political appointees to a large number of leadership positions in the executive branch? Address this question using the political, managerial, and legal perspectives to public administration.

The passage of the Hatch Acts in 1939 and 1940 signified the federal government's support for political patronage.

The New Public Management endorses the use of congressional "casework" because it promotes efficiency.

Third-party government refers to

Regulatory agencies are structured to emphasize values prescribed by the legal approach to public administration.

The number of staff in Congress today is greater than it was in 1946.

President Reagan's political executives tended to have

Congressional casework refers to

The Government Performance and Results Act enabled the Congress to play a large role in determining what agencies' goals will be.

The Constitution gives the President sole power over public administration, but in recent years Congress and the courts have encroached upon this power.

The non-distribution constraint stipulates that nonprofits cannot distribute any profits to stakeholders.

Which is not a strategy that Congress has used to deal with the burgeoning federal bureaucracy?

The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Competing Concerns

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

Policy Analysis and Implementation Evaluation

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