DINSTINCTIONS OF CONCEPTS ABOUT POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION

Question 1

Involves activities of
decision making that either
involve a huge group of people
or involves their resources
within the system of
governance.

Answer 1

Politics

Question 2

On the other
hand, is the body that is responsible
for the effective application of the
policies made in the public interest.
The __________ is an activity
within the bureaucratic system.

Answer 2

Administration

Question 3

Plays an important role after the
policies are drafted.

Answer 3

Administration

Question 4

It is important to note that the activities of administration must be independent of politics for
smoother functioning. (T or F)

Answer 4

True

Question 4

Is that _________ is essential before and
during the drafting of policies

Answer 4

Politics

Question 5

Some academicians believe that the nature of administration is remarkably like business,
although there is no production involved. (T or F)

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Conflict in administration is not
desired.

Answer 6

Administration

Question 7

Activities within _________ are concerned with the management of resources.

Answer 7

Administration

Question 7

politics, opinions, debates, and ideological dichotomies are not important in
administration. (T or F)

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The body that is responsible
for the implementation of the
drafted policies is known as
___________.

Answer 8

Administration

Question 9

Conflict is an important
characteristic nature of the
conflict. It is a desired trait for
better functioning.

Answer 9

Politics

Question 10

The activities such as
discussion, expression and
policy drafting for the
governance and allocation of
resources are collectively
called _______.

Answer 10

Politics

Question 11

_________ is driven by polar
opinions and expression

Answer 11

Politics

Question 12

The legislative is responsible
for the formation of political
policies.

Answer 12

Politics

Question 13

__________ is a committed
management body

Answer 13

Administration

Question 14

The executive is responsible
for the implementation of these
policies.

Answer 14

Administration

Question 15

Opinions play a particularly important role in ________. People can have different political
aspirations depending on their ideologies and beliefs.

Answer 15

Politics

Question 15

David Easton defined ________ ‘the authoritative allocation of resources’.

Answer 15

Politics

Question 16

the influence and tasks of the politicians and the administration are somewhat
depending on local articles of association and the character of the matters concerned. (T or F)

Answer 16

True

Question 17

The art of being elected and staying elected

Answer 17

Politics

Question 17

a legally binding plan or regulation should be implemented by the administration.
It means that if an application for a building permit conforms to such regulations the decision
should in principle be under the administrative realm. (T or F)

Answer 17

True

Question 18

In a government, _______ has a close association with ‘policy drafting’.

Answer 18

Politics

Question 19

Public servants, usually non-elected individuals are responsible for the _____________ of
government policies.

Answer 19

Administration

Question 19

_________ is the process of administering or overseeing a body or an organization, usually
somewhat big, like a government. It involves meticulous management and organization skills.

Answer 19

Administration

Question 19

___________ in a democracy is usually carried out by a body called executives.

Answer 19

Administration

Question 19

The _______ includes any part of the economy that is controlled by government entities and public enterprises.

Answer 19

Public Sector

Question 19

public administration is a subfield of political science. ( T or F)

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Is a professional and academic discipline that studies the application of government policy and public services to advance the interests of society.

Answer 20

Public Administration

Question 20

is a focused field of study that evaluates the theory and practice of governments at the local, state, national, and international levels.

Answer 20

Political Science

Question 20

It is central to the process of implementing and managing public programs.

Answer 20

Public Administration

Question 20

This discipline involves researching political events to theorize the source of societal outcomes and to predict how political activities may impact future events.

Answer 20

Political Science

Question 21

_________ includes an analysis of conditions and changes in society that may lead to political activity in certain circumstances.

Answer 21

Policymaking

Question 21

This information is valuable to a public administration because government leaders can use it to create policies and accords that serve the interests of the people they will affect.

Answer 21

Political Science

Question 22

Consists of those measures which are taken to attain the given goals. They end in outputs for the benefit of stakeholders in society, which ultimately are intended to trigger off the desired outcomes.

Answer 22

Policy Implementation

Question 23

Classic approaches assume that public administration has a pure function of ____________

Answer 23

Policy Implementation

Question 24

the administration makes its own policies within the limits of its possibilities even if it is independent of any political parties. (T or F)

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Thanks to its well-founded technical knowledge, however, the _____________ also has an essential influence at the stage of ____________ , for instance by - unofficially initiating or even pre-formulating parliamentary motions, - commenting on political initiatives, - playing the leading part in the drafting of legal texts, and - exerting an influence on the preparation of the annual budget bill.

Answer 25

Administration, policy making

Question 26

In the context of governance, Administration is the body dedicated to the implementation of rules and policies devised for public welfare. This form of administration can also be called _______________.

Answer 26

Public Administration

Question 27

Administration in a democracy is usually carried out by a body called ____________.

Answer 27

Executives

Question 28

politics prescribes the goals which the administration will have to attain in purely __________.

Answer 28

True, technical terms