Public Administration

**To American citizens the term “bureaucracy” most often means something _____.**A. efficientB. positiveC. negativeD. simple Show Answer Correct Answer: C. negative

**The most fundamental difference between public and private organizations, more than oversight and performance measurement is _____.**A. public scrutinyB. rule of lawC. long-term staffD. emphasis on good for society Show Answer Correct Answer: B. rule of law

**__________emphasize equity, efficiency, and managing by persuasion.**A. NonprofitsB. Private organizationsC. Public organizationsD. Small corporations Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Public organizations

**Public administration involves:**A. policy executionB. policy formation, but not policy executionC. policy execution, but not policy formationD. neither policy formation nor policy execution Show Answer Correct Answer: A. policy execution

**One of the core issues of public administration is the inevitably fuzzy line between _______.**A. public and private organizationsB. national versus international governmentC. power and inefficiencyD. politics and administration Show Answer Correct Answer: D. politics and administration

**Woodrow Wilson’s view on _______has created a lasting scholarly debate.**A. organizational theoryB. the difference between public and private managementC. policy execution and policy formationD. the neutrality of public administration Show Answer Correct Answer: D. the neutrality of public administration

**American citizens began to demand far more of government ________.**A. since World War IIB. since World War IC. since the time of Woodrow WilsonD. since the time of The Federalist Papers Show Answer Correct Answer: A. since World War II

**Process, product, organization, leadership, and commitment are the tenets of ________.**A. re-engineeringB. total quality managementC. downsizingD. e-government Show Answer Correct Answer: A. re-engineering

**Which movement drove Gore’s Reinventing Government efforts more than any other effort?**A. Re-engineeringB. DownsizingC. Continuous improvementD. E-government Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Continuous improvement

**Organization is the form of every human association for attainment of a common purpose. Who has given this definition?**A. GulickB. James D. MooneyC. L.D. WhiteD. Simon Show Answer Correct Answer: B. James D. Mooney