The idea that a bureaucracy of professionals, who follow the
mandates of a legislature can meet the administrative requirements
of democracy is called the doctrine of
Selected Answer:
hierarchical organization.
Correct Answer:
neutral competency.
Question 1
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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
Answer
Selected
Answer:
hierarchical
organization.
Correct
Answer:
neutral competency.
Question 2
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The unusual visibility of the public administrator
Answer
Selected
Answer:
is similar to the business administrator's
visibility.
Correct
Answer:
is rooted in the public purposes that are
pursued.
Question 3
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Benchmarking performance improvement programs means
Answer
Selected
Answer:
attempted to combine reduction of costs with increases in
quality and timeliness.
Correct
Answer:
using standards and points of comparisons
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The development of a complex intergovernmental system in the
United States is rooted primarily in ________________.
Answer
Selected
Answer:
federalis
m
Correct
Answer:
federalis
m
Question 5
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, Woodrow Wilson, and other early writers, thought of public
administration as
Answer
Selected
Answer:
decentralizing administrative
authority
Correct
Answer:
government administration.
Question 6
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The "New Public Administration" argues that
Answer
Selected
Answer:
organizational survival depends upon development of
strong hierarchical structures.
Correct
Answer:
an important element in organizational survival is the
capacity to adapt to rapid social change.
Question 7
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The Office of Management and Budget is
Answer
Selected
Answer:
a feature of each state's budget-making apparatus.
Correct
Answer:
the White House office charged with the actual preparation
of the executive budget proposal that is conveyed to
Congress.
Question 8
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A program that provides an established set of benefits to persons who
meet eligibility requirements is called
Answer
Selected
Answer:
a regressive
program.
Correct
Answer:
an entitlement
program.
Question 9
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The line-item budget
Answer
, Selected
Answer:
is oriented toward the funding of
programs.
Correct
Answer:
is part of the gubernatorial approval
process
Question 10
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A grant from the national government that could be used only for a
specific, limited purpose, is called a
Answer
Selected
Answer:
capital grant.
Correct
Answer:
categorical
grant.
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Fiscal policy is concerned principally with
Answer
Selected
Answer:
the impact of government taxation and expenditures of
the economy.
Correct
Answer:
the impact of government taxation and expenditures of
the economy.
Question 12
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An example of the application of Keynesian economic theory is when
the national government
Answer
Selected
Answer:
reduces taxes when economic times
are good.
Correct
Answer:
raises taxes when economic times are
good.
Question 13
0 out of 1 points
Court involvement in the specifics of administrative policy making and
implementation does NOT include
Answer
Selected
Answer:
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