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PAD 599 Competency Exam 2 with Answers • Question 1 The idea that a bureaucracy of professionals, who follow the 1 out of 1 points mandates of a legislature, can meet the administrative requirements of a democracy is called the doctrine of Answer Correct Answer: neutral competency. • Question 2 The unusual visibility of the public administrator Answer Correct Answer: is rooted in the public purposes that are pursued. • Question 3 Benchmarking performance improvement programs means 1 out of 1 points 1out of 1 points Correct Answer: using standards and points of comparisons • Question 4 The development of a complex intergovernmental system in the United States is rooted primarily in . Answer Selected Answer: federali sm 1 out of 1 points Correct Answer: federali sm • Question 5 Woodrow Wilson, and other early writers, thought of public administration as Answer Correct Answer: government administration. • Question 6 The "New Public Administration" argues that Answer Correct Answer: an important element in organizational survival is the capacity to adapt to rapid social change. • Question 7 The Office of Management and Budget is Answer Correct 1 out of 1 points 1 out of 1 points 1out of 1 points Answer: the White House office charged with the actual preparation of the executive budget proposal that is conveyed to Congress. • Question 8 1 out of 1 points A program that provides an established set of benefits to persons who meet eligibility requirements is called Answer Correct Answer: an entitlement program. • Question 9 1 out of 1 points The line-item budget Answer Correct Answer: is part of the gubernatorial approval process • Question 10 1 out of 1 points A grant from the national government that could be used only for a specific, limited purpose, is called a Answer Correct Answer: categorical grant. • Question 11 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 1 out of 1 points 1 out of 1 points An example of the application of Keynesian economic theory is when the national government Answer Correct Answer: raises taxes when economic times are good. • Question 13 1 out of 1 points Court involvement in the specifics of administrative policy making and implementation does NOT include Answer Correct Answer: changes in administrative procedures • Question 14 An important source of bureaucratic power in the national government Answer Correct Answer: lies in the discretionary power of administrators. • Question 15 The strong mayor system of city government Answer Selected Answer: provides for the mayor to have a great deal of administrative and budgetary authority. Correct Answer: provides for the mayor to have a great deal of administrative and budgetary authority. • Question 16 The policy most likely to generate intense conflicts is Answer Selected Answer: redistributive policy. Correct Answer: redistributive policy. • Question 17 Public policies are Answer 1out of 1 points 1out of 1 points 1 out of 1 points 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: authoritative statements by legitimate governmental actors about public problems. Correct Answer: authoritative statements by legitimate governmental actors about public problems. • Question 18 1 out of 1 points The policy network that has the most influence in setting a particular policy is known as a Answer Correct Answer: subgovernme nt. • Question 19 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is not a part of the policy environment in the systems model? Answer Correct Answer: public environment • Question 20 An attempt to see to it that a public-sector office has employees 1 out of 1 points whose gender, ethnicity, age and other demographic characteristics reflect the characteristics of the population the office serves, would be an example of . Answer Selected Answer: representative bureaucracy Correct Answer: representative bureaucracy • Question 21 1 out of 1 points A way of insuring administrative responsiveness that focuses on strict legislative supervision and tightly drawn statutes is . Answer Selected Answer: objective responsibility Correct Answer: objective responsibility • Question 22 The tension between efficiency and responsiveness is rooted in Answer Selected Answer: issues of bureaucracy versus democracy. Correct Answer: issues of bureaucracy versus democracy.