Final Exam - Cumulative

Question 1

Public Admin?

Answer 1

The enterprise by which governments and their associated private partners serve the public purposes through the delivery of public services.

Question 2

Government?

Answer 2

The legal entity that is charged by a constitution to make and enforce laws and be the highest authority in the country.

Question 3

what are 2 of the essential public purposes?

Answer 3

• Support people who are unable to care for themselves.
  -Promote quality of life and personal opportunity to succeed.

Question 4

Stewardship?

Answer 4

The public administrator’s willingness and ability to earn
the public’s trust by being an effective and ethical agent in
carrying out the republic’s business.

Question 5

General Purpose Gov.?

Answer 5

have a wide range of purposes and
responsibilities.

Question 6

Special Purpose Gov.?

Answer 6

have only one or a few related purposes
and responsibilities.

Question 7

Mayor-council?

Answer 7

Most common in large cities.

Question 8

Council-Manager form?

Answer 8

Most common in nation.

Question 9

The commission form of government?

Answer 9

Least common form of gov.

Question 10

Dual federalism?

Answer 10

the responsibilities and activities of the Federal government and
State\ Local governments were limited and different from each other.

Question 11

Cooperative Federalism?

Answer 11

the Federal government partnered with and assisted State\Local
government to carry out a variety of Federal responsibilities and
activities.

Question 12

Fiscal Federalism?

Answer 12

The flow of money from the Federal government to State\Local
governments and the conditions.

Question 13

Joint power agreement?

Answer 13

Two or more agencies
agree to mutually provide a service or manage an issue.

Question 14

Joint service agreement?

Answer 14

An agency hires another agency to provide a service.

Question 15

Why do partnerships happen (3)?

Answer 15

• Cost savings
• Greater efficiencies
• Address issues that involve more than just one agency

Question 16

What are 2 forms of public-private relationships?

Answer 16

Contracting / Vouchers

Question 17

What are the benefits of public-private relationships?

Answer 17

enhance the efficiency and amount of services and programs the
government can provide.

Question 18

What are the problems of public-private relationships?

Answer 18

They make it more difficult to control the quality and outcome.

Question 19

Beauraucracy?

Answer 19

A form of organization that:
a) Is large
b) Is specialized to require a precise division of labor
c) A hierarchical chain of command from the top executive
d) Operates by consistent rules and procedures

Question 20

Beauraucracy positives?

Answer 20

Can get things done efficient and
competently.

Question 21

Beauraucracy negatives?

Answer 21

focuses on the process rather than the results.

Question 22

What is important in the human relations perspective?

Answer 22

Enjoyment/good morale of employees

Question 23

An important principle of reinventing gov.?

Answer 23

seeking continuous innovation/improvement.

Question 24

Public Policy?

Answer 24

Government’s choices of action intended to serve the public.

Question 25

T/F: Management is leadership.

Answer 25

False.

Question 26

Management?

Answer 26

Operating an organization according to current standards and rules at maximum efficiency.

Question 27

Leadership?

Answer 27

a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a goal.

Question 28

Power?

Answer 28

The ability to get things done – or – to prevent things from getting done.

Question 29

What are 2 sources of power?

Answer 29

* Legal authority * Influence over others

Question 30

What is the most Important Source of Influence of Public Administrators?

Answer 30

Trust

Question 31

What are the 3 different decision making models?

Answer 31

-Rational Decision Making Model -Benefit / Cost Analysis Model -Incremental Decision Making Model

Question 32

The Rational Decision Making Model?

Answer 32

The preferred model that follows aa rational/logical thought process.

Question 33

The incremental Decision Making Model?

Answer 33

Necessary when the rational decision model is not possible but lacks information.

Question 34

The Strategic Planning Model requires___?

Answer 34

long term commitment of both resources and will power.

Question 35

Administrative Resources?

Answer 35

People, Money, and Time.

Question 36

What is the budget deficit?

Answer 36

$1.4 Trillion

Question 37

Def.: National Debt?

Answer 37

The total of all money the Federal government has borrowed over time to pay for annual deficits.

Question 38

What is the current National Debt?

Answer 38

$31 Trillion

Question 39

Mandatory expenditures?

Answer 39

Expenditures required by law.

Question 40

Discretionary expenditures?

Answer 40

Nonrequired spending by Congress choice.

Question 41

The 4 primary local government revenues?

Answer 41

* Sales Tax * Property Tax * Gas Tax * Fees for services provided

Question 42

How many government employees are there in total?

Answer 42

2.26 million (17% the total US workforce)

Question 43

Collective Bargaining?

Answer 43

Right to unionize and authorize union to negotiate for all represented employees. Employees vote to accept or reject offers.

Question 44

T/F: A major trend in Gov employment is moving away from seniority and solely technical qualifications and toward the merit system.

Answer 44

True.

Question 45

Basic way in which government provides support for business?

Answer 45

Conducts research and creates innovation in areas that are too expensive for private businesses.

Question 46

Regulation?

Answer 46

requirements / guidelines by private individuals and businesses.

Question 47

Monopoly?

Answer 47

The exclusive control of the supply or trade of a particular commodity or service without competition.

Question 48

Main reason for regulation?

Answer 48

Promote sustained economic growth.

Question 49

What are 2 ways that regulations are adopted?

Answer 49

Laws and Administrative rule making.

Question 50

T/F: administrative rule-making can create regulations that are very different than what the elected officials originally intended. Given its large size, this problem is particularly true in the Federal government.

Answer 50

True.

Question 51

Implementation?

Answer 51

The process of applying public policy to target populations and situations and achieving its objectives.

Question 52

T/F: Successful implementation doesn't prove a policy’s quality and practicality.

Answer 52

False; Successful implementation proves a policy’s quality and practicality.

Question 53

Output?

Answer 53

The service or product provided by a policy.

Question 54

Outcome?

Answer 54

The intermediate-range result of the policy. It is not always visible although there has been success.

Question 55

Impact?

Answer 55

The long term results of the policy. It requires combining of other policies.

Question 56

A requirement for successful implementation?

Answer 56

Evaluation to learn from success and failure in order to improve.

Question 57

The Federal Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 and 2010 ?

Answer 57

A law which requires evaluation and feedback into federal government decision-making, based on observed results.

Question 58

T/F: Without proper implementation – a policy or program cannot succeed.

Answer 58

True.

Question 59

What is a way to manage conflict within organizations?

Answer 59

Seek common ground.

Question 60

Basic Areas of Accountability for Public Administrators?

Answer 60

Use public’s money properly.

Question 61

Internal – Formal means ?

Answer 61

organizational supervision, rules, policies and procedures, including discipline.

Question 62

Internal – Informal means?

Answer 62

CPC and “whistle-blowers”.

Question 63

External – Formal means?

Answer 63

Legislative oversight, outside investigations and judicial review, audits, budget review by outside parties, and elections.

Question 64

External – Informal means ?

Answer 64

Monitoring by private interest groups, media, general public.

Question 65

Whistleblower?

Answer 65

Providing information on an internal violation of law, fraud, waste, abuse of authority or danger to the public health.