Public Administration 2012

**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

**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