Question 1

The public sector may favor contracting -out because

Accepted Answer

A)  private employees are generally more able than public employees 
B)  contracting-out helps the public sector take better advantage of markets 
C) contracting-out always reduces costs 
D) all of the above 
A)  private employees are generally more able than public employees 
B)  contracting-out helps the public sector take better advantage of markets 
C) contracting-out always reduces costs 
D) all of the above

Question 2

For the most part, the Constitution does not regulate relationships between private parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How ought the Department of Homeland Security be structured? The textbook suggests along the hierarchical lines of traditional public management. Do you agree with this approach? What is gained by organizing it along these lines? What is lost by not organizing it according to NPM, political, or legal lines?

Accepted Answer

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS

Question 4

Politics is salient to public administration because

Accepted Answer

A)  most public employees are hired on a partisan basis 
B)  all administrative functions are highly political 
C) public administrators are involved in the public policy cycle 
D) all of the above 
A)  most public employees are hired on a partisan basis 
B)  all administrative functions are highly political 
C) public administrators are involved in the public policy cycle 
D) all of the above

Question 5

Unlike private firms, governments cannot readily

Accepted Answer

A)  go bankrupt 
B)  dissolve 
C) seek lower labor costs in other geographic areas 
D) all of the above 
A)  go bankrupt 
B)  dissolve 
C) seek lower labor costs in other geographic areas 
D) all of the above

Question 6

The civil service reform movement of the nineteenth century tried to bring politics back into public administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not generally considered a feature of bureaucratic organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  specialization 
B)  impersonality 
C) hierarchy 
D) adjudication 
A)  specialization 
B)  impersonality 
C) hierarchy 
D) adjudication

The public sector may favor contracting -out because

For the most part, the Constitution does not regulate relationships between private parties.

Politics is salient to public administration because

Unlike private firms, governments cannot readily

The civil service reform movement of the nineteenth century tried to bring politics back into public administration.

Which of the following is not generally considered a feature of bureaucratic organizations?

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

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 1: The Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Competing Concerns

The public sector may favor contracting -out because

For the most part, the Constitution does not regulate relationships between private parties.

Politics is salient to public administration because

Unlike private firms, governments cannot readily

The civil service reform movement of the nineteenth century tried to bring politics back into public administration.

Which of the following is not generally considered a feature of bureaucratic organizations?

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

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