PPA 265 Test 1 Questions And Verified Answers
Traditional Model of PA - answer -Model that reforms or new "paradigms" are compared
against.
-Draws from efforts in many countries, but US has a unique history.
-when people took PA seriously
Spoils System - answer -what we had prior to the Traditional PA model
-positions granted to those w/ connections to the newly appointed leader
Problems with the Spoils System - answer -opens the door to corruption and lack of
stability
-people will LITERALLY kill for their spoils (RIP Garfield)
What does "PA is interdisciplinary" mean? - answer -Skills drawn from a range of
disciplines
-Academically has a hazy past, convoluted present, and an unknown future
-Does not easily into any one category
Key issues of PA - answer -Politics / administration dichotomy
-Accountability
-Evolution & the concept of governance
-Boundaryless issues
Contracting - answer Nonproits & private organizaions delivering public goods and
services
Use of networks = ___ - answer vertical to horizontal structures
Categories that aid in defining PA - answer -Political (Exists in a political context)
-Legal (Rises from law and is bound by law)
-Managerial (It is about getting the public's business done, implementation)
-Occupational (It is a job)
,Political elements of Administration - answer -What government does
-Indirect and direct
-Phase of Policymaking
-Implementing the public interest
-Collective action
Collective action - answer Public goods
Implementing the public interest - answer Civic engagement, responsive government
Indirect and direct - answer County board of social services, funding of NP service
providers, contracting with private sector
What government does (examples) - answer Defense, DMV
Phase of Policymaking - answer Goes beyond just implementation
Legal elements of Admin. - answer -Law in action (Implementation of laws... but also
administrative law)
-Regulation (Designed to guide/modify behavior)
-Coercive (Taxing, imminent domain)
Managerial elements of Admin. - answer -Executive function of government (President =
CEO)
-Management Specialty (Day-to-day running of organizations)
-Red tape laden (Slow to act/respond -or- institutional safeguard)
-Art & science (Management and leadership)
Occupational of Admin - answer -Category/profession (What one does)
-Idealism in action ("Noble" undertaking)
-Academic field (Knowledge of how to "run a constitution")
Core content of Admin. includes: - answer -Organizational theory
-Bureaucracy
-Personnel management
-Financial management & budgeting
, -Policy process/analysis
-Evaluation
-Ethics
What does the traditional model of PA look like? - answer -Hierarchical
-Bureaucratic
-Geared towards a certain type of accountability
-Neutral
-Professional
-Merit-based
How the Traditional Model came about - answer -1883 Civil Service Act/Pendelton Act
(Northcote-Trevelyan Report)
-Jacksonian Democracy
Who had the were the three different lines of thinking? - answer -Wilson
-Weber
-Taylor
Weber's 6 Points about PA - answer -fixed jurisdiction
-written record
-full time
-hierachicy
-expert training
-rules
What was Wilson's line of thinking? - answer Politicians do politics, not PA.
Traditional Model of PA - answer -Model that reforms or new "paradigms" are compared
against.
-Draws from efforts in many countries, but US has a unique history.
-when people took PA seriously
Spoils System - answer -what we had prior to the Traditional PA model
-positions granted to those w/ connections to the newly appointed leader
Problems with the Spoils System - answer -opens the door to corruption and lack of
stability
-people will LITERALLY kill for their spoils (RIP Garfield)
What does "PA is interdisciplinary" mean? - answer -Skills drawn from a range of
disciplines
-Academically has a hazy past, convoluted present, and an unknown future
-Does not easily into any one category
Key issues of PA - answer -Politics / administration dichotomy
-Accountability
-Evolution & the concept of governance
-Boundaryless issues
Contracting - answer Nonproits & private organizaions delivering public goods and
services
Use of networks = ___ - answer vertical to horizontal structures
Categories that aid in defining PA - answer -Political (Exists in a political context)
-Legal (Rises from law and is bound by law)
-Managerial (It is about getting the public's business done, implementation)
-Occupational (It is a job)
,Political elements of Administration - answer -What government does
-Indirect and direct
-Phase of Policymaking
-Implementing the public interest
-Collective action
Collective action - answer Public goods
Implementing the public interest - answer Civic engagement, responsive government
Indirect and direct - answer County board of social services, funding of NP service
providers, contracting with private sector
What government does (examples) - answer Defense, DMV
Phase of Policymaking - answer Goes beyond just implementation
Legal elements of Admin. - answer -Law in action (Implementation of laws... but also
administrative law)
-Regulation (Designed to guide/modify behavior)
-Coercive (Taxing, imminent domain)
Managerial elements of Admin. - answer -Executive function of government (President =
CEO)
-Management Specialty (Day-to-day running of organizations)
-Red tape laden (Slow to act/respond -or- institutional safeguard)
-Art & science (Management and leadership)
Occupational of Admin - answer -Category/profession (What one does)
-Idealism in action ("Noble" undertaking)
-Academic field (Knowledge of how to "run a constitution")
Core content of Admin. includes: - answer -Organizational theory
-Bureaucracy
-Personnel management
-Financial management & budgeting
, -Policy process/analysis
-Evaluation
-Ethics
What does the traditional model of PA look like? - answer -Hierarchical
-Bureaucratic
-Geared towards a certain type of accountability
-Neutral
-Professional
-Merit-based
How the Traditional Model came about - answer -1883 Civil Service Act/Pendelton Act
(Northcote-Trevelyan Report)
-Jacksonian Democracy
Who had the were the three different lines of thinking? - answer -Wilson
-Weber
-Taylor
Weber's 6 Points about PA - answer -fixed jurisdiction
-written record
-full time
-hierachicy
-expert training
-rules
What was Wilson's line of thinking? - answer Politicians do politics, not PA.
