Deck 2: Virtue of Public Administrators

Question 1

The philosophical systems of thinking about ethics may include:

A) virtue, or good moral character as the end of ethics
B) utilitarianism, or the balance of good over bad consequences as the end of ethics
C) deontology, or the correct actions and behavior of duties and obligations as ethics
D) all of the above are correct

Answer 1

all of the above are correct

Question 2

Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche may have directly inspired the 20^th Century development of:

A) Nazism and totalitarianism
B) ordinary language philosophy
C) phenomenology and clinical human studies
D) all of the above are correct

Answer 2

phenomenology and clinical human studies

Question 3

Moral goodness under the ethical theory of utilitarianism may be identified:

A) by calculating costs-benefits for the greatest good of the majority of human beings
B) by universal man-made rules that posit the correct actions that achieve the greatest good
C) by spiritual or ultimate revelations for the greatest good of God
D) by one's being/character and appropriate excellent character to achieve the greatest good

Answer 3

by calculating costs-benefits for the greatest good of the majority of human beings

Question 4

Moral goodness under the ethical theory of deontology may be identified:

A) by calculating costs-benefits for the greatest good of the majority of human beings
B) by universal man-made rules that posit the correct actions that achieve the greatest good
C) by spiritual or ultimate revelations for the greatest good of God
D) by one's being/character and appropriate excellent character to achieve the greatest good

Question 5

Moral goodness under the ethical theory of virtue may be identified:

A) by calculating costs-benefits for the greatest good of the majority of human beings
B) by universal man-made rules that posit the correct actions that achieve the greatest good
C) by spiritual or ultimate revelations for the greatest good of God
D) by one's being/character and appropriate excellent character to achieve the greatest good

Question 6

What ethical theory is evidenced by this statement: "I believe a good cop is one that shows compassion for the human tragedy all around us and shows good sense in the use of force."

A) utilitatian ethics
B) ethical formalism
C) ethical egoism
D) virtue ethics

Question 7

What ethical theory is evidenced by this statement: "I do this for the greatest good of the majority of human beings."

A) utilitatian ethics
B) ethical formalism
C) ethical egoism
D) virtue ethics

Question 8

An important founder of the modern academic study of P.A., who later became a U.S. President:

A) Martin Luther
B) Heddy Epson
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Teddy Roosevelt

Question 9

Under the Pendleton Act of 1883, the President was provided the special power to:

A) reject the principles of the Civil Service Commissions
B) approve the making of the rules of the Civil Service Commissions
C) appoint and remove members of the Civil Service Commissions
D) all of the above are correct

Question 10

According to the textbook, the purpose of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 was to:

A) protect businesses
B) centralize budgets
C) give the President more power
D) all of the above are correct

Question 11

Frank & Lillian Gilbreth, made famous by the movie Cheaper By the Dozen and designers of many Time & Motion studies, were a part of:

A) the Classical Bureaucratic Theory school
B) the Scientific Management school
C) the Human Relations school
D) the organizational culture perspective

Question 12

An author of the famous POSDCORB acronym and theory of P.A. was:

A) Chester Barnard
B) Paul Appleby
C) Herbert Simon
D) Luther Gulick

Question 13

The Nuremberg Defense is a behavioral response to organizational attempts to eliminate excessive discretion with elaborate rules, thus, individuals are prompted to:

A) deny their individual moral responsibility for their actions, saying I was just following orders
B) discourage the critical reasoning that is demanded of morally sensitive conduct
C) use highly detailed policies as a shield for their deliberately unethical conduct
D) all of the above are correct

Question 14

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1978?

A) George H. Maxwell
B) Frank Goodnow
C) Herbert Simon
D) Dwight Waldo

Question 15

Who was instrumental in authoring the Blacksburg Manifesto?

A) E.S. Savas
B) Herbert A. Simon
C) Luther Gulick & Lydall Urwick
D) Greg Wamsley

Question 16

At present, public administration as an academic discipline is developing:

A) toward a complete merger and sublimation to Political Science
B) independently and away from Political Science
C) toward a complete merger with Business Administration
D) almost completely in separation from all universities

Question 17

Research on the depictions of public servants in Dr. Seuss books reveals:

A) public sector symbols, programs, and officials are often depicted
B) public servants are usually not acting in a benevolent manner
C) public servants are usually not demonstrating competence
D) all of the above are correct