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WorksheetsPOLS 531 midterm
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Defining the limits of executive power creates what in America?
The first big question.
The second big problem.
The first big division.
The first big consensus.
America's legislative powers were spelled out in which article of the Constitution?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Which political party do we associate with the unitary executive theory?
Green
Republican
Democrat
Libertarian
According to Calabresi and Yoo (2008) the unitary executive theory requires public administrators to follow what?
Professional norms
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
The law
The President's wishes
Public administration encompasses ___________, politics and accountability. What word best fills in the blank?
equity
performance
efficiency
policy
Who in government is focused on implementing the laws?
Public Administrators
Legislators
Executives
Judges
Public administration is important because it is how government gets ___________. What word best completes this sentence?
answers
bigger
data
results
Another word for values is?
tasks
ideals
wishes
goals
Public administrators ___________ public policies.
implement
interpret
follow
establish
The last stage in the five step policy process, is?
review
evaluation
implementation
accountability
To avoid corruption in government public administrators must be ________.
ethical
ambitious
detail-oriented
efficient
An ethical government reduces _________.
bureaucracy
expenses
corruption
waste, fraud and abuse
What is the foundation of bureaucracy in a democracy?
efficiency
politics
accountability
performance
Who is in control of pubic administrators in the US?
The President
Watchdog groups
voters
elected officials
Congress and the President control the bureaucracy, but to whom is the bureaucracy responsive?
investors
the public
stakeholders
interest-groups
Controls that are too ____ may decrease responsiveness.
rigid
tight
relaxed
vague
Who holds elected officials accountable?
the public
interest-groups
campaign contributors
history
To whom must public administrators be accountable?
the public
elected officials
campaign contributors
political parties
What is the oldest and most prevalent form of accountability?
electoral
fiscal
executive
procedural
When public administrators are careful about spending they are being _____.
fiscally responsible
frugal
financially wise
prudent
During WWII the federal bureaucracy ___________.
shrunk slowly
grew steadily
grew rapidly
remained unchanged
Since the 1980s the size of the federal bureaucracy has roughly ____________.
shrunk slowly
remained unchanged
grown rapidly
grown slowly
Why are special purpose governments created?
to pursue a particular function
to coordinate across boundaries
to address unanswered problems
to respond to the public
How are special purpose governments funded?
endowments
their profits
user fees
taxes
The size of the federal government today is roughly the same as when what President left office?
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Most government in the US is found at what level?
federal
state
local
tribal
Which level of government do people trust the most?
tribal
local
state
national
Trust in government has changed over time. In the last 75 years it has ________.
increased
stayed steady
decreased
bounced up and down
Alex de Tocqueville discussed the _________ of administration.
science
complexity
beauty
functionality
Public and private managed are different in several ways, select one below.
the need to implement the law
the need to motivate employees
the need for written rules and regulations
the need to reskill employees
Public administration has a special dichotomy which addresses what two things?
policy and accountability
rules and regulations
arts and sciences
politics and administration
Public administrators must spend money as directed because of what law?
The Hatch Act
The Antideficiency Act
The Pendleton Civil Service Act
The Administrative Procedures Act
Network analysis emphasizes ____________.
coordination
collaboration
duties
assignments
The pluralist approach emphasizes __________.
conflict
cooperation
coordination
commerce
What approach studies inputs, outputs, and throughputs?
organizational theory
humanist theory
systems theory
bureaucratic theory
Studies of organizational culture examine differences in __________.
funding
mission and staffing
size
authorization
Authority and _________are closely related.
legitimacy
power
autonomy
persuasion
What is associated with interdepartmental friction?
executive management
vertical coordination
political appointees
budget tightening
Who established the executive office of the presidency (EOP)?
Eisenhower
Johnson
Hamilton
Roosevelt
The basic building block of the executive branch is ___________.
management
structure
staffing
executive orders
Article II of the U.S. Constitution vests the President with the authority to _______ the laws.
implement
execute
write
disregard
The President's job is defined in what Article of the Constitution?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Congress gives the bureaucracy three things, which one of the following is not one of them?
Their authorization
Their mission
Their budget
Their day-to-day leadership
Coordination between related agencies requires what type of cooperation?
Circular
Horizontal
Vertical
Diagonal
Adaptable agencies respond _________ and _________ to change.
quickly and favorably
slowly and carefully
hesitantly and completely
cautiously and rapidly
The relationship among congressional committees, executive departments, and interest groups is called?
The federal triangle
The iron triangle
Trilateral commission
The three Musketeers
An organization that is responsive to Congress and clients is considered ___________.
adaptable
responsive
representative
flexible
What type of coordination is necessary to make agencies work together?
Vertical
Horizontal
Executive
Legislative
What does the I in ISGM stand for?
independent
individual
institutional
Indivisible
What does the S in ISGM stand for?
Solidarity
Spirituality
Society
Strength
Green wrote about which Founding Father?
Washington
Jefferson
Mason
Hamilton
When a policy has 65% support and no meaningful opposition, it is said to have ______.
enough support
strong support
consensus
equilibrium
When an agency takes an action that others oppose, but no one is able to stop the bureaucracy, the agency has______________.
legitimacy
autonomy
authority
power
What does the M in the ISGM model stand for?
the masses
macro-politics
markets
management
