PAD 3003 FSU exam 1 (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Civil .Service .Reform .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Took .place .after .the .civil .war, .but
.roots .in .the .founding .age .
-Problems .from .spoils .system
-Dorman .Eaton's .reform .efforts
.-Tenure
.-Merrit .system
-Future .challenge .of .civil .service
Dorman .Eaton .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Chair .of .first .Civil .Service .commission;
.drafted .the .Pendleton .Civil .Service .Act .of .1883
Woodrow .Wilson .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--1856-1924 ."founder .of .public
.administration"
-Not .only .personnel .problems, .but .also .on .organization .and .management .in
.general .
-Organizational .efficiency .and .economy
-Politics-administration .dichotomy
Progressive .Movement .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Main .goals
.-Search .for .greater .democratic .participation .by .the .individual .
.-Application .of .science .and .specialized .knowledge .and .skills .
-Main .Strategies
.-Control .corruption
.-"Hull .house" .by .Jane .Addams
Scientific .Management .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--From .rule-of-thumb .methods .to
.systematic, .more .scientific .measuring .individual .work .accomplishment .
-Scientifically .selecting .and .developing .workers .to .ensure .their .role
-Cooperation .between .managers .and .workers .
-Logical .divisions .of .work .and .responsibilities .
-Frederick .Taylor ."father .of .scientific .management"
Bureaucracy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Max .Weber .(1864-1920)
-"idea .type"
1. .The .principle .of .fixed .and .official .jurisdictional .areas .ordered .by .rules, .laws,
.and .administrative .regulations .
2. .The .principle .of .office .hierarchy .
3. .Administration .based .on .written .document
,4. .Division .of .labor .
5. .Full .working .capacity .of .the .official .in .the .official .activity .
6. .The .duty .of .following .general .rule .in .the .office .management
William .Willoughby's .budgeting .reform .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--How .budgets
.would .advance .and .provide .control
-How .budgets .enhance .legislative .and .executive .cooperation
-How .budgets .ensure .efficiency
Leonard .White's .textbook .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Administration .is .unitary
.process
-The .basis .for .study .is .management .not .law .
-Is .an .art, .but .transformance .to .a .science .
-Administration .is .the .heart .of .modern .management
Mary .Parker .Follett .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .giving .of .orders
Elton .Mayo .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Hawthorne .experiment
-Human .relation .school
Different .voices .about .dichotomy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Ignored .the .realities .of
.bureaucratic .politics .
.-From .distributive .to .re-distributive .
-Attack .on .the .over .simplistic .nature .
.-Abbleby .(1949): ."government .is .politics"
.-Waldo .(1984): .PA .research .is .grounded .in .political .theory
.-Selznick .(1949): .TVA .managers ."co-opted" .elected .officials .in .implementation
.-Simon .(1967): .Wilson's .notion .is .normative .
-The ."politics .school" .argued .that .politics .is .a .part .of .administration
Administrative .Discretion- .Why? .The .Policy .Cycle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Harold
.Lasswell
-Agenda .setting: .the .recognition .of .a .certain .subject .as .a .problem .demanding
.further .government .attention
-Policy .Formulation: .Exploring .options .or .alternatives .available .for .addressing
.the .problem
-Decision .making: .Deciding .on .a .course .of .action, .whether .to .perpetuate .the
.policy .status .quo .or .after .it .
-Implementation: .Putting .the .decision .into .practice
-Evaluation: .Assessing .the .effectiveness .of .a .policy .in .terms .of .its .intentions
.and .results
Administrative .Discretion- .Why?
Lipsky .(1980): ."street-level .bureaucrats" .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Include .police
.officers, .teachers, .social .workers, .etc. .-- .basically .any .public .administrator .who
.regularly .comes .in .direct .contact .with .clients .(citizens)
-They .make .policy, .provide .public .benefits, .and .keep .order .
-Their .discretionary .power .is .needed .for .effective .and .efficient .government
, Administrative .downsides .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Lowi .(1979) .argues .against
.giving .bureaucrats .too .much .discretion .as .they .become .more .difficult .to
.control .
-How .do .we .hold .street-level .bureaucrats .accountable .for .their .decisions?
-How .do .we .reduce .goal .ambiguity .and .ensure .bureaucrats .meet .organizational
.aims?
The .Iron .Triangle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Congress:
-Gives .funding .and .political .support .to .the .Bureaucracy
-Gives .friendly .legislation .and .oversight .to .the .interest .group
-Gets .electoral .support .from .the .interest .group
-Gets .policy .choices .and .execution .from .the .Bureaucracy .
Interest .Group:
-Gives .electoral .suport .to .congress
-Gives .congressional .support .via .lobby .to .the .Bureaucracy
-Gets .friendly .legislation .and .oversight .from .congress
-Gets .low .regulation .and .special .favors .from .the .Bureaucracy .
Bureaucracy:
-Gives .low .regulation .and .special .favors .to .the .interest .group
-Gives .policy .choices .and .execution .to .congress
-Gets .funding .and .political .support .from .congress
-Gets .congressional .support .via .lobby .from .interest .groups
Court .Decisions .limiting .discretion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Industrial .union
.department .AFL-CIO .v. .American .Petroleum .(1980): .administrators .need .to
.establish ."set .standards"
-Due .process: .
.-Goldberg .v. .Kelly .(1970)
.-Matthews .v. .Eldridge .(1976)
.-Londoner .v. .Denver .(1908)
.-Bi-metallic .investment .company .v. .state .board .of .equalization .(1915)
-Search .and .seizure .protection
-Torts
Goldberg .v. .Kelly .(1970) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Hearing .necessary .for .the
.termination .of .welfare .benefits
Matthews .v. .Eldridge .(1976) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-No .hearing .necessary .for
.termination .of .disability .benefits
Londoner .v. .Denver .(1908) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Hearing .necessary .when
.property .interests .of .an .individual .or .a .small .group .are .subject .to .a .tax
Bi-Metallic .investment .company .v. .State .board .of .equalization .(1915) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-No .hearing .necessary .when .the .policy .decision .affects .all
.property .owners
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
Civil .Service .Reform .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Took .place .after .the .civil .war, .but
.roots .in .the .founding .age .
-Problems .from .spoils .system
-Dorman .Eaton's .reform .efforts
.-Tenure
.-Merrit .system
-Future .challenge .of .civil .service
Dorman .Eaton .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Chair .of .first .Civil .Service .commission;
.drafted .the .Pendleton .Civil .Service .Act .of .1883
Woodrow .Wilson .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--1856-1924 ."founder .of .public
.administration"
-Not .only .personnel .problems, .but .also .on .organization .and .management .in
.general .
-Organizational .efficiency .and .economy
-Politics-administration .dichotomy
Progressive .Movement .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Main .goals
.-Search .for .greater .democratic .participation .by .the .individual .
.-Application .of .science .and .specialized .knowledge .and .skills .
-Main .Strategies
.-Control .corruption
.-"Hull .house" .by .Jane .Addams
Scientific .Management .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--From .rule-of-thumb .methods .to
.systematic, .more .scientific .measuring .individual .work .accomplishment .
-Scientifically .selecting .and .developing .workers .to .ensure .their .role
-Cooperation .between .managers .and .workers .
-Logical .divisions .of .work .and .responsibilities .
-Frederick .Taylor ."father .of .scientific .management"
Bureaucracy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Max .Weber .(1864-1920)
-"idea .type"
1. .The .principle .of .fixed .and .official .jurisdictional .areas .ordered .by .rules, .laws,
.and .administrative .regulations .
2. .The .principle .of .office .hierarchy .
3. .Administration .based .on .written .document
,4. .Division .of .labor .
5. .Full .working .capacity .of .the .official .in .the .official .activity .
6. .The .duty .of .following .general .rule .in .the .office .management
William .Willoughby's .budgeting .reform .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--How .budgets
.would .advance .and .provide .control
-How .budgets .enhance .legislative .and .executive .cooperation
-How .budgets .ensure .efficiency
Leonard .White's .textbook .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Administration .is .unitary
.process
-The .basis .for .study .is .management .not .law .
-Is .an .art, .but .transformance .to .a .science .
-Administration .is .the .heart .of .modern .management
Mary .Parker .Follett .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .giving .of .orders
Elton .Mayo .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Hawthorne .experiment
-Human .relation .school
Different .voices .about .dichotomy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Ignored .the .realities .of
.bureaucratic .politics .
.-From .distributive .to .re-distributive .
-Attack .on .the .over .simplistic .nature .
.-Abbleby .(1949): ."government .is .politics"
.-Waldo .(1984): .PA .research .is .grounded .in .political .theory
.-Selznick .(1949): .TVA .managers ."co-opted" .elected .officials .in .implementation
.-Simon .(1967): .Wilson's .notion .is .normative .
-The ."politics .school" .argued .that .politics .is .a .part .of .administration
Administrative .Discretion- .Why? .The .Policy .Cycle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Harold
.Lasswell
-Agenda .setting: .the .recognition .of .a .certain .subject .as .a .problem .demanding
.further .government .attention
-Policy .Formulation: .Exploring .options .or .alternatives .available .for .addressing
.the .problem
-Decision .making: .Deciding .on .a .course .of .action, .whether .to .perpetuate .the
.policy .status .quo .or .after .it .
-Implementation: .Putting .the .decision .into .practice
-Evaluation: .Assessing .the .effectiveness .of .a .policy .in .terms .of .its .intentions
.and .results
Administrative .Discretion- .Why?
Lipsky .(1980): ."street-level .bureaucrats" .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Include .police
.officers, .teachers, .social .workers, .etc. .-- .basically .any .public .administrator .who
.regularly .comes .in .direct .contact .with .clients .(citizens)
-They .make .policy, .provide .public .benefits, .and .keep .order .
-Their .discretionary .power .is .needed .for .effective .and .efficient .government
, Administrative .downsides .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Lowi .(1979) .argues .against
.giving .bureaucrats .too .much .discretion .as .they .become .more .difficult .to
.control .
-How .do .we .hold .street-level .bureaucrats .accountable .for .their .decisions?
-How .do .we .reduce .goal .ambiguity .and .ensure .bureaucrats .meet .organizational
.aims?
The .Iron .Triangle .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Congress:
-Gives .funding .and .political .support .to .the .Bureaucracy
-Gives .friendly .legislation .and .oversight .to .the .interest .group
-Gets .electoral .support .from .the .interest .group
-Gets .policy .choices .and .execution .from .the .Bureaucracy .
Interest .Group:
-Gives .electoral .suport .to .congress
-Gives .congressional .support .via .lobby .to .the .Bureaucracy
-Gets .friendly .legislation .and .oversight .from .congress
-Gets .low .regulation .and .special .favors .from .the .Bureaucracy .
Bureaucracy:
-Gives .low .regulation .and .special .favors .to .the .interest .group
-Gives .policy .choices .and .execution .to .congress
-Gets .funding .and .political .support .from .congress
-Gets .congressional .support .via .lobby .from .interest .groups
Court .Decisions .limiting .discretion .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Industrial .union
.department .AFL-CIO .v. .American .Petroleum .(1980): .administrators .need .to
.establish ."set .standards"
-Due .process: .
.-Goldberg .v. .Kelly .(1970)
.-Matthews .v. .Eldridge .(1976)
.-Londoner .v. .Denver .(1908)
.-Bi-metallic .investment .company .v. .state .board .of .equalization .(1915)
-Search .and .seizure .protection
-Torts
Goldberg .v. .Kelly .(1970) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Hearing .necessary .for .the
.termination .of .welfare .benefits
Matthews .v. .Eldridge .(1976) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-No .hearing .necessary .for
.termination .of .disability .benefits
Londoner .v. .Denver .(1908) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Hearing .necessary .when
.property .interests .of .an .individual .or .a .small .group .are .subject .to .a .tax
Bi-Metallic .investment .company .v. .State .board .of .equalization .(1915) .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-No .hearing .necessary .when .the .policy .decision .affects .all
.property .owners
