PAD 599 COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT ( TWO VERSION ANSWER POSTED AS A BONUS MAKING ANSWER TO 100 QUESTIONS)

Question 1

A process-oriented definition of "democracy" emphasizes

[removed]		equality of result.
[removed]		the ways in which government works,
[removed]		that everyone is equal.
[removed]		the ambiguity of the term "democracy."

1 points

Question 2

Benchmarking performance improvement programs means

[removed]		targeted specific programs or functions.
[removed]		achieved some dramatic results.
[removed]		attempted to combine reduction of costs with increases in quality and timeliness.
[removed]		using standards and points of comparisons

1 points

Question 3

The idea of equality in American democratic thought generally refers to

[removed]		equality of talent and ability.
[removed]		equality of material possessions as an ideal.
[removed]		an equal claim to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
[removed]		the idea that the integrity of the individual is of supreme importance.

1 points

Question 4

The unusual visibility of the public administrator

[removed]		is rooted in the public purposes that are pursued.
[removed]		is rooted in the tendency toward corruption.
[removed]		is similar to the business administrator's visibility.
[removed]		does not affect efficiency and responsiveness issues.

1 points

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a principle of New Public Management?

[removed]		organizations need to be mission-driven
[removed]		organizations need to be incentive-based.
[removed]		organizations need to be centralized.
[removed]		organizations need to be responsive inter-organizational networks

1 points

Question 6

In a democratic society, which is NOT a characteristic of pluralistic decision making?

[removed]		is a common feature of government.
[removed]		involves the participation by many groups and officials in governmental decisions.
[removed]		is a distinguishing feature that differentiates public and business administration.
[removed]		reduces the accountability of public officials

1 points

Question 7

The Office of Management and Budget is

[removed]		a feature of each state's budget-making apparatus.
[removed]		concerned solely with evaluation of the fiscal efficiency of management practices.
[removed]		located in the Congress as an advisory body.
[removed]		the White House office charged with the actual preparation of the executive budget proposal that is conveyed to Congress.

1 points

Question 8

An example of "clientele support" is

[removed]		the American Association of Retired Persons' lobbying of Congress in support of Social Security Administration budgets.
[removed]		when the supervisors of the budget officer support that person.
[removed]		the National Rifle Association's lobbying of Congress in support of better urban transportation systems.
[removed]		When the budget officer enjoys the support of the chief executive.

1 points

Question 9

As a management tool, the budget steps include

[removed]		proposal, amendment, passage.
[removed]		incremental, rational, bargained agreements.
[removed]		budget formation, approval, execution, and audit.
[removed]		committee hearings, mark-up, and report of budgets.

1 points

Question 10

Fiscal policy is concerned principally with

[removed]		the amount of money in circulation in the economy.
[removed]		funding of government programs.
[removed]		the impact of government taxation and expenditures of the economy.
[removed]		the business cycle.

1 points

Question 11

A grant by the federal government to a state or locality may be in the form of a block grant, which is

[removed]		funding provided for a specific purpose or project.
[removed]		for any purpose officials may select (within the law).
[removed]		funding provided for a general program or functional area.
[removed]		funding for a specific city block or neighborhood.

1 points

Question 12

About half of all local government revenue is obtained from the ______.

[removed]		property tax
[removed]		income tax
[removed]		sales tax
[removed]		payroll tax

1 points

Question 13

Internal sources of bureaucratic power include

[removed]		clientele groups.
[removed]		information and expertise.
[removed]		vague legislative enactments.
[removed]		power-hungry administrators.

1 points

Question 14

The writing of vague policy and law by the Congress implies what for government agencies?

[removed]		Highly restricted agency action.
[removed]		The lack of administrative discretion.
[removed]		A highly accountable government agency.
[removed]		An opportunity for government agencies to shape policy through implementation.

1 points

Question 15

The strong mayor system of city government

[removed]		is rarely used in larger American cities.
[removed]		provides for the mayor to have a great deal of administrative and budgetary authority.
[removed]		is most common in small mid-western towns.
[removed]		does not give city councils policymaking authority

1 points

Question 16

Inputs into the systems model of politics and policy include

[removed]		Laws, regulations, and decisions.
[removed]		Election results, public opinion, communication to elected officials, and personal experiences of decision makers.
[removed]		Rules developed by administrative agencies.
[removed]		None of the above.

1 points

Question 17

Any issue, problem or idea that could be considered in the policy process that does not fall outside various social and political norms in a particular society is found on the

[removed]		agenda universe.
[removed]		systemic agenda.
[removed]		institutional agenda.
[removed]		decision agenda.

1 points

Question 18

Public agencies

[removed]		write public policy proposals.
[removed]		do not provide testimony in support of policy proposals.
[removed]		have no role in formulating public policy.
[removed]		are not involved in the policy process

1 points

Question 19

Public policies are

[removed]		the laws.
[removed]		made only in Congress.
[removed]		never made by public administrators.
[removed]		authoritative statements by legitimate governmental actors about public problems.

1 points

Question 20

Viewing public service in an ethical dimension involves recognition that actions taken by public administrators to carry out public policy

[removed]		include an effort to discover or clarify the public interest.
[removed]		are always subject to examination by legislators.
[removed]		will always involve moral dilemmas.
[removed]		are amoral, since they involve power.

1 points

Question 21

The Pendleton Act of 1883 prohibited

[removed]		active participation in political campaigns by federal employees.
[removed]		political contributions by any federal employee.
[removed]		state employees from engaging in election campaign work.
[removed]		federal employees from serving as delegates to a party convention.

1 points

Question 22

The tension between efficiency and responsiveness is rooted in

[removed]		issues of effectiveness versus equity.
[removed]		issues of bureaucracy versus democracy.
[removed]		responsibility and irresponsibility.
[removed]		federalism

1 points

Question 23

The idea that a bureaucracy of professionals, who follow the mandates of a legislature, can meet the administrative requirements of a democracy is called the doctrine of

[removed]		hierarchical organization.
[removed]		the spoils system.
[removed]		neutral competency.
[removed]		the iron law of oligarchy.

1 points

Question 24

When the administrator attempts to make a judgment concerning the desires of the public with respect to his/her tasks, this is an example of_____.

[removed]		objective responsibility
[removed]		subjective responsibility
[removed]		representative bureaucracy
[removed]		participatory decision making

1 points

Question 25

A way of insuring administrative responsiveness that focuses on strict legislative supervision and tightly drawn statutes is ______.

[removed]		subjective responsibility
[removed]		representative bureaucracy
[removed]		objective responsibility
[removed]		participatory decision making

1 points

Question 26

The cost-effectiveness approach involves

[removed]		a focus on identifying the impacts of alternative proposals.
[removed]		translating "effective" approaches into their dollar values.
[removed]		avoiding the use of dollar values in assessing either the effectiveness or costs associated with a proposal.
[removed]		identifying the critical path in a project.

1 points

Question 27

A common limitation of quantitative techniques for selecting a policy alternative is

[removed]		the difficulty of assigning dollar value to such variables as pain, suffering, and lives saved.
[removed]		the inability to take account of the effects of inflation.
[removed]		lack of access to computers.
[removed]		the lack of quantitative methods

1 points

Question 28

In the effort to contract out governmental activities

[removed]		non-governmental organizations have taken on governmental roles.
[removed]		no new ethical questions concerning the motives of service-providers are raised.
[removed]		existing mechanisms for control and accountability will continue to work well.
[removed]		little challenge to issues of democratic values is involved.

1 points

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a problem faced by researchers involved in the conduct of a true experiment in a social program?

[removed]		identifying the treatment or intervention
[removed]		difficulty in establishing two comparable groups, one experimental, the other a control group.
[removed]		ethical concern for the fate of participants in the experimental group.
[removed]		establishing randomness in assignment of persons to the experimental or control group.

1 points

Question 30

In an experiment, the control group is

[removed]		the recipient of intervention or treatment.
[removed]		unnecessary.
[removed]		unknown to the experimenter.
[removed]		not the recipient of intervention or treatment.

1 points

Question 31

Someone studying the number of lives saved as a result of the national government's automobile safety regulations would conduct

[removed]		an outcomes evaluation.
[removed]		a process evaluation.
[removed]		an experiment.
[removed]		intensive interviews.

1 points

Question 32

The compilation of all federal rules currently in effect is:

[removed]		Code of Federal Regulations
[removed]		U.S. Code
[removed]		Federal Register
[removed]		U.S. Code Annotated

1 points

Question 33

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that local zoning regulations are constitutional if:

[removed]		They bear a rational relation to the health and safety of the community
[removed]		They are uniformly applied throughout the state
[removed]		They do not restrict commercial development
[removed]		Owners are paid fair market value compensation if the uses of their property are restricted

1 points

Question 34

Which of the following most accurately describes how to read a statute:

[removed]		All relevant statutory provisions will be collected into a single section
[removed]		Although there may be multiple publications containing statutes only the official publication will always be up to date
[removed]		Internet versions are always more reliable than the print versions
[removed]		Both print and Internet versions should be checked for later changes

1 points

Question 35

On what basis did the U.S. Supreme Court find that the Equal Protection Clause applied to the federal government?

[removed]		The express terms of the Constitution
[removed]		Combined with due process it is part of basic fairness
[removed]		The Ninth Amendment
[removed]		The Sixth Amendment

1 points

Question 36

To what extent must criminal trials be open to the public?

[removed]		They may be closed only to protect a compelling governmental interest in a manner narrowly tailored to that purpose
[removed]		They may never be closed
[removed]		They may be closed at the judge’s discretion
[removed]		They may be closed except for a right of press access

1 points

Question 37

Corpus Juris Secundum is:

[removed]		A legal encyclopedia with broad coverage of most legal subjects
[removed]		An Internet update service
[removed]		The principle that an opinion should be followed unless the law has changed
[removed]		The principle that statutes should always be double-checked

1 points

Question 38

An agency rule that explains an agency’s understanding of the law or its regulations is known as:

[removed]		Substantive
[removed]		Interpretive
[removed]		Procedural
[removed]		Appellate

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Question 39

POSDCORB

[removed]		is an acronym developed by Woodrow Wilson
[removed]		refers to the functions of public management.
[removed]		refers to the functions of the post office.
[removed]		is a type of organizational structure

1 points

Question 40

Arbitration in labor-management negotiations

[removed]		uses a neutral third party to negotiate a settlement.
[removed]		uses a third party to investigate and issue specific recommendations concerning a settlement.
[removed]		is a fact-finding process, normally followed by binding recommendations.
[removed]		does not occur in the governmental sector.

1 points

Question 41

Mediation in labor management negotiations

[removed]		uses a neutral third party to negotiate a settlement.
[removed]		uses a third party to investigate and issue specific recommendations concerning a settlement.
[removed]		is a fact-finding process, normally followed by binding recommendations.
[removed]		does not occur in the governmental sector.

1 points

Question 42

In recent years state and local merit systems in the personnel function

[removed]		have contracted as a result of due process requirements based on court decisions.
[removed]		have become weaker as a result of pressure from the federal government.
[removed]		have been strengthened as a result of expanding public employee due process protection provided by courts.
[removed]		have been dominated by political party machines.

1 points

Question 43

The Pendleton Act provided for

[removed]		establishment of a Human Rights Commission.
[removed]		mandated federal employee contributions to election campaigns.
[removed]		merit-based selection of government employees.
[removed]		the spoils system

1 points

Question 44

Employers are responsible for the acts of their employees’ negligence:

[removed]		Only if the employee’s act was intentional
[removed]		Only if the employer failed to give warnings of foreseeable harm
[removed]		If the negligent act was within the scope of authority associated with the work
[removed]		Only if the negligent act was not within the scope of authority associated with the work

1 points

Question 45

One of the main criticisms of globalization is that it

[removed]		makes the powerful more powerful and wealthy.
[removed]		actually makes everyone less well off.
[removed]		outsources jobs from developing to developed countries.
[removed]		prevents poorer countries from expanding their economies.

1 points

Question 46

Democratic peace theory asserts that

[removed]		there is a connection between regime type and war.
[removed]		the balance of power in the international system is predictive of conflict.
[removed]		countries with stagnant economies are more likely to engage in war.
[removed]		religious fundamentalism is an important factor behind conflict.

1 points

Question 47

A primary objective for both insurgency and guerilla warfare is to

[removed]		defeat the enemy on the field of battle.
[removed]		raise the costs of conflict as higher than any benefit to the attacker.
[removed]		force the intervention of the UN to end the conflict.
[removed]		use high-tech weapons against the attacker.

1 points

Question 48

International politics is an area in which vital decisions are made based on

[removed]		understandings of cause and effect.
[removed]		fear and misunderstanding.
[removed]		political will.
[removed]		moral guidance.

1 points

Question 49

The U.S. government wants China to allow its currency to increase in value in order to

[removed]		raise the value of the U.S. dollar.
[removed]		help moderate the American trade deficit with China.
[removed]		lower American interest rates.
[removed]		create competitive devaluation.

1 points

Question 50

The evolution of today’s international system has been dominated by

[removed]		the expansion of colonialism.
[removed]		the development of a system of sovereign states in Europe and its spread to the rest of the world.
[removed]		the establishment of the United Nations and its growing influence.
[removed]		the development of the Cold War in the twentieth century.

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