Question 1

Public health, education, clean air, and police protection are best described as programs

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A) provided primarily at the local level. 
B) historically provided at state and local levels before they were provided at the federal level. 
C) exhibiting characteristics of public goods. 
D) with considerable 'spillover" effects. 
E) increasingly provided by nongovernmental organizations. 
A) provided primarily at the local level. 
B) historically provided at state and local levels before they were provided at the federal level. 
C) exhibiting characteristics of public goods. 
D) with considerable 'spillover" effects. 
E) increasingly provided by nongovernmental organizations. C

Question 2

Generally speaking, the founding fathers approach to public administration was

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A)  Washingtonian 
B)  Jeffersonian 
C)  Madisonian 
D)  Hamiltonian 
E)  Whiggish 
A)  Washingtonian 
B)  Jeffersonian 
C)  Madisonian 
D)  Hamiltonian 
E)  Whiggish C

Question 3

"The essence of his technique for information-gathering was competition.'He would call you in,' one of his aides once told me, 'and he'd ask you to get the story on some complicated business, and you'd come back after a couple of days of hard labor and present the juicy morsel you'd uncovered under a stone somewhere, and then you'd find out he knew all about it, along with something else you didn't know.Where he got this information from he wouldn't mention, usually, but after he had done this to you once or twice you got damn careful about your information.'" The person described in this passage is

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A) Richard M.Nixon. 
B) Franklin D.Roosevelt. 
C) Lyndon B.Johnson. 
D) Ronald Reagan. 
E) Woodrow Wilson. 
A) Richard M.Nixon. 
B) Franklin D.Roosevelt. 
C) Lyndon B.Johnson. 
D) Ronald Reagan. 
E) Woodrow Wilson. B

Question 4

Distinguish public administration from governance.

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Public administration and governance are

Question 5

How would you answer the not-so-simple question, How big is government?

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The size of government can be measured i

Question 6

Most economists would justify government's role in the economy in terms of market failures.Explain.

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Market failures refer to situations wher

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the five traditional management functions?

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A) Organizing 
B) Leading 
C) Planning 
D) Empowering 
E) Controlling 
A) Organizing 
B) Leading 
C) Planning 
D) Empowering 
E) Controlling

Question 8

The expression "the one best way" applies especially well to which of the following management theorists?

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A)  Max Weber 
B)  Henri Fayol 
C)  Henry Mintzberg 
D)  Peter Drucker 
E)  Frederick Taylor 
A)  Max Weber 
B)  Henri Fayol 
C)  Henry Mintzberg 
D)  Peter Drucker 
E)  Frederick Taylor

Question 9

Discuss the three management roles -- interpersonal, information, and decisional -- as they apply in government.Give examples.

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In government, managers have various rol

Question 10

The basic division of nonprofits is

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A)  small, medium, and large 
B)  member-serving organizations and public-serving organizations 
C)  focused organizations and umbrella organizations 
D)  professional organizations and nonprofessional organizations 
E)  independent organizations and quasi-independent organizations 
A)  small, medium, and large 
B)  member-serving organizations and public-serving organizations 
C)  focused organizations and umbrella organizations 
D)  professional organizations and nonprofessional organizations 
E)  independent organizations and quasi-independent organizations

Question 11

Explain Nye and Donahue's nine-cell matrix of "governance in the 21st century."

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Nye and Donahue's nine-cell matrix of "g

Question 12

Who was Henri Fayol?

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Henri Fayol (1841-1925) was a French min

Question 13

Which of the following statements about nonprofit organizations is TRUE?

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A) The Internal Revenue Service may allow nonprofits to have private shareholders. 
B) The U.S.Department of Justice charters nonprofits. 
C) Few nonprofits have mission statements. 
D) A nonprofit has several owners. 
E) Nonprofits may generate profits. 
A) The Internal Revenue Service may allow nonprofits to have private shareholders. 
B) The U.S.Department of Justice charters nonprofits. 
C) Few nonprofits have mission statements. 
D) A nonprofit has several owners. 
E) Nonprofits may generate profits.

Question 14

What is a nonprofit organization?

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A nonprofit organization is a type of en

Question 15

According to President Harry Truman, which of the following are characteristics of a government corporation?
I.They are predominantly of a business nature.
II.They produce revenue and are potentially self-sustaining.
III.They involve a large number of business-type transactions with the public.
IV.They require a greater flexibility than customary congressional funding ordinarily permits.

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A) I and II only 
B) I and III only 
C) II and IV only 
D) I, II, and III 
E) I, II, III, and IV 
A) I and II only 
B) I and III only 
C) II and IV only 
D) I, II, and III 
E) I, II, III, and IV

Question 16

Any time that one's actions create costs for another without the other person's permission, there is

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A) an externality. 
B) a moral hazard. 
C) a pecuniary cost. 
D) a trespass. 
E) an estappel. 
A) an externality. 
B) a moral hazard. 
C) a pecuniary cost. 
D) a trespass. 
E) an estappel.

Question 17

According to Peter F.Drucker, the one thing third-sector institutions have in common is that they

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A) change people. 
B) employ more women than men. 
C) demonstrate an effective capacity to acquire governmental funding. 
D) are among the oldest organizations in the Western world. 
E) learn from failure. 
A) change people. 
B) employ more women than men. 
C) demonstrate an effective capacity to acquire governmental funding. 
D) are among the oldest organizations in the Western world. 
E) learn from failure.

Question 18

What are some of the ways in which public management differs from private management?

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Public management and private management

Question 19

"The field on administration is the field of business.It is removed from the hurry and strife of politics." Who said that?

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A)  Bill Gates 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  Franklin Roosevelt 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Jack Welch 
A)  Bill Gates 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  Franklin Roosevelt 
D)  Woodrow Wilson 
E)  Jack Welch

Question 20

What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness?

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Efficiency and effectiveness are two dis

Public health, education, clean air, and police protection are best described as programs

Generally speaking, the founding fathers approach to public administration was

Distinguish public administration from governance.

How would you answer the not-so-simple question, How big is government?

Most economists would justify government's role in the economy in terms of market failures.Explain.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five traditional management functions?

The expression "the one best way" applies especially well to which of the following management theorists?

Discuss the three management roles -- interpersonal, information, and decisional -- as they apply in government.Give examples.

The basic division of nonprofits is

Explain Nye and Donahue's nine-cell matrix of "governance in the 21st century."

Who was Henri Fayol?

Which of the following statements about nonprofit organizations is TRUE?

What is a nonprofit organization?

Any time that one's actions create costs for another without the other person's permission, there is

According to Peter F.Drucker, the one thing third-sector institutions have in common is that they

What are some of the ways in which public management differs from private management?

"The field on administration is the field of business.It is removed from the hurry and strife of politics." Who said that?

What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness?

The Political-Legal Environment of Administration

Intergovernmental Relations

Administrative Responsibility and Ethics

Planning

Decision Making

Organizing

Leading

Implementation

Human Resources Management

Public Financial Management

Information Management

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Exam 1: The Nature of Public Administration

Public health, education, clean air, and police protection are best described as programs

Generally speaking, the founding fathers approach to public administration was

Distinguish public administration from governance.

How would you answer the not-so-simple question, How big is government?

Most economists would justify government's role in the economy in terms of market failures.Explain.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five traditional management functions?

The expression "the one best way" applies especially well to which of the following management theorists?

Discuss the three management roles -- interpersonal, information, and decisional -- as they apply in government.Give examples.

The basic division of nonprofits is

Explain Nye and Donahue's nine-cell matrix of "governance in the 21st century."

Who was Henri Fayol?

Which of the following statements about nonprofit organizations is TRUE?

What is a nonprofit organization?

Any time that one's actions create costs for another without the other person's permission, there is

According to Peter F.Drucker, the one thing third-sector institutions have in common is that they

What are some of the ways in which public management differs from private management?

"The field on administration is the field of business.It is removed from the hurry and strife of politics." Who said that?

What is the difference between efficiency and effectiveness?

The Political-Legal Environment of Administration

Intergovernmental Relations

Administrative Responsibility and Ethics

Planning

Decision Making

Organizing

Leading

Implementation

Human Resources Management

Public Financial Management

Information Management

Filters