Public Administration

**Which movement began at the state level in the mid-1970s?**A. E-governmentB. Continuous improvementC. ReengineeringD. Downsizing Show Answer Correct Answer: D. Downsizing

**All of the following are considered implementation problems EXCEPT:**A. fragmentationB. whistle-blowingC. inequityD. lax federal control Show Answer Correct Answer: B. whistle-blowing

**“Reinventing government” was a term taken from the best-selling book by ________.**A. Osborne and GaeblerB. Kettl and FeslerC. Gore and FredericksonD. Hammer and Champy Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Osborne and Gaebler

**The central elements of bureaucratic accountability are _____ and _______.**A. Congress; the courtsB. the president; fragmentationC. Congress; the presidentD. the Constitution; the law Show Answer Correct Answer: D. the Constitution; the law

**What is considered to be the basic building block of large administrative enterprises?**A. pluralismB. organizationC. structureD. bureaucracy Show Answer Correct Answer: C. structure

**Of the following are approaches to accountability:**A. legal boundariesB. political challengesC. evolving policy problemsD. All of these Show Answer Correct Answer: D. All of these

**The traditional and dominant model of organizational theory is the _________.**A. hierarchical approachB. pluralist approachC. government-by-proxy approachD. humanist approach Show Answer Correct Answer: A. hierarchical approach

**The politics-administration dichotomy maintains democratic accountability by _______.**A. allowing politicians to be free to act as they see fit.B. separating political decision making from administrative policy responsibilityC. shifting from lawmakers to citizensD. revealing a clear chain of command Show Answer Correct Answer: B. separating political decision making from administrative policy responsibility

**The phrase “a government of laws not men” means:**A. the legal system in the United States works independently from the Federal government.B. administrators are held accountable to sources of political legitimacy.C. the American people are not subject to the same laws as administrators.D. litigation is more prevalent in the public sector than in the private…

**All of the following are categories of the different processes that distinguish public organizations from private organizations EXCEPT:**A. measures of performanceB. public scrutinyC. policy formationD. persuasion Show Answer Correct Answer: C. policy formation