PSC 206 Exam 2 questions with correct
answers
The characteristics of the Picket Fence Model - ANSWERS✔✔ Close fiscal relationships
among the national, state, and local governments
Categorical grants - ANSWERS✔✔ Federal grants that can be used only for specific
purposes
Potential outcomes of shared services - ANSWERS✔✔ Cost Savings
Service Standardization
Improved Responsiveness
Reproduction of Duplicative Services
Improved Service Efficiency and Effectiveness
Decreased Property Tax Burden
Sharing equipment - ANSWERS✔✔ Each community owns a small part of the entire
equipment
Ad hoc work groups - ANSWERS✔✔ Temporary
Perform specific tasks for a certain period of time
Flexible
Typical targets for privatization - ANSWERS✔✔ Sanitation
Training
Maintenance
, Examples of generic agencies - ANSWERS✔✔ Housing
Education
Transportation
Open competition - ANSWERS✔✔ All public and private organizations are encouraged to
bid
Think about whether public sector organizations can be an important force in open
competition bidding for government services - ANSWERS✔✔ Yes
Policy areas where all levels of government have concerns - ANSWERS✔✔ Education,
safety, and health
Why do local residents tend to oppose shared service proposal? - ANSWERS✔✔ Due to
insufficient information regarding potential benefits
Layer cake model of federalism - ANSWERS✔✔ Education would involve federal, state, and
local governments
Clear and defined layers
National
State
Local
The definition of privatization - ANSWERS✔✔ The complete transfer of a government
function to the private sector
What are required to implement Total Quality Management? - ANSWERS✔✔ Commitment
by every staff member
answers
The characteristics of the Picket Fence Model - ANSWERS✔✔ Close fiscal relationships
among the national, state, and local governments
Categorical grants - ANSWERS✔✔ Federal grants that can be used only for specific
purposes
Potential outcomes of shared services - ANSWERS✔✔ Cost Savings
Service Standardization
Improved Responsiveness
Reproduction of Duplicative Services
Improved Service Efficiency and Effectiveness
Decreased Property Tax Burden
Sharing equipment - ANSWERS✔✔ Each community owns a small part of the entire
equipment
Ad hoc work groups - ANSWERS✔✔ Temporary
Perform specific tasks for a certain period of time
Flexible
Typical targets for privatization - ANSWERS✔✔ Sanitation
Training
Maintenance
, Examples of generic agencies - ANSWERS✔✔ Housing
Education
Transportation
Open competition - ANSWERS✔✔ All public and private organizations are encouraged to
bid
Think about whether public sector organizations can be an important force in open
competition bidding for government services - ANSWERS✔✔ Yes
Policy areas where all levels of government have concerns - ANSWERS✔✔ Education,
safety, and health
Why do local residents tend to oppose shared service proposal? - ANSWERS✔✔ Due to
insufficient information regarding potential benefits
Layer cake model of federalism - ANSWERS✔✔ Education would involve federal, state, and
local governments
Clear and defined layers
National
State
Local
The definition of privatization - ANSWERS✔✔ The complete transfer of a government
function to the private sector
What are required to implement Total Quality Management? - ANSWERS✔✔ Commitment
by every staff member
