Public Administration and Public Affairs 13th Edition Henry Test Bank
Test Bank for Public Administration and Public Affairs 13th Edition By Nicholas Henry, ISBN: 9781138693500, ISBN: 9781315530536, ISBN: 9781138693524
Table of Contents
Part 1. In Defense of Governing Well
1. Big Democracy, Big Bureaucracy
2. Paradigms of Public Administration
Part 2. Public and Nonprofit Organizations
3. The Threads of Organizations: Theories
4. The Fabric of Organizations: Forces
5. The Fibres of Organizations: People
Part 3. Public Management: Curbing Corruption, Enhancing Efficiency
6. Clarifying Complexity: The Public’s Information Resource
7. The Constant Quest: Effective and Efficient Governance
8. The Public Trough: Financing and Budgeting Governments
9. Managing Human Capital in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
Part 4. Implementing Public Policy
10. Understanding and Improving Public Policy
11. Intersectoral Administration
12. Intergovernmental Administration
13. Toward a Bureaucratic Ethic
1. The unwritten agreement between the government and the governed that defines the responsibilities of each party is referred to as a
a. referendum
b. discretionary decision
c. social contract
d. constitution
2. At the local level, public administration is characterized by unusually weak
a. chief executives
b. budgetary officers
c. legislative bodies
d. judges
3. In many states, citizens have constrained government activities by adopting principles of direct democracy. Which of the following places an issue on the ballot through petitions signed by registered voters?
a. a recall
b. a referendum
c. an initiative
d. a supermajority
4. ______________________ is the device used to reconcile bureaucracy with democracy.
a. Public administration
b. Public policy
c. Civic responsibility
d. Legislative action
5. American public administration is characterized as
a. aggressive
b. constrained.
c. forceful
d. destructive
8. What percentage of American has a favorable opinion of government workers?
a. 20%
b. 50%
c. 70%
d. 90%
7. A _________________ election allows voters to determine whether an elected official can complete his/her term in office.
a. primary
b. referendum
c. recall
d. general
8. _________________ power refers to a public administrator’s authority to decide how to implement public policies.
a. Discretionary
b. Legislative
c. Judicial
d. Noetic
9. Congressional repeal of an executive action taken in the course of administering a law is known as a
a. line-item veto
b. legislative veto
c. discretionary veto
d. political veto
10. ______________________ allows Congress to review how agencies fill in the blanks in a law.
a. Proposition 13
b. Congressional Review Act of 1996
c. Government Employees Training Act of 1958
d. Setting the policy agenda
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
11. The Articles of Confederation created a strong national government with a centralized bureaucratic structure. FALSE
12. Public administration and bureaucracy are specifically referenced in the U.S. Constitution. FALSE
13. The majority of Americans believe that they have been treated fairly in their interactions with public bureaucrats. TRUE
14. In contrast to Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson supported a constrained administrative tradition. TRUE
15. The United States has smaller governments and lower taxes than comparable countries. TRUE
16. There is a clear correlation between strong social capital and low performing state government. FALSE
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
17. Discuss why U.S. presidents may feel frustrated by or indifferent to the bureaucracy. What are the potential consequences of these actions?
18. Why did the Framers of the U.S. Constitution create constrained government structures and processes?
19. Discuss the differences between the image and the reality of the public bureaucrat.
20. What are some of the features of constrained public administration?
21. How would you describe American’s view of their governments today?
22. Discuss the ways in which legislative and executive institutions have been “bureaucratized”.
23. Speculate on the “staying power” of government agencies. What mechanisms prevent the failure of government bureaucracies?
