Public Administration final exam
Question And Correct Answers
Internships, the Recent Graduates Program, and the Presidential Management Fellows
program are examples of what federal government hiring strategy? - Answer -
✔✔Pathways
Which group is given preference for government employment? - Answer -✔✔Veterans
Which of the following terms refers to an involuntary layoff or termination of government
employees? - Answer -✔✔reduction in force
What process determines the expertise, level of difficulty, and level of responsibility
necessary for a specific job? - Answer -✔✔position classification
In recent years the Office of Personnel Management has given agencies ______
flexibility in devising the best tests for their potential employees. - Answer -✔✔greater
______ can occur when government agencies try to seek higher classifications for
existing positions. - Answer -✔✔Grade creep
Since 2000, private sector union representation ______. - Answer -✔✔Has decreased
quite a bit
______ are the clerical levels in the federal civil service system. - Answer -✔✔GS 1-8
Government unionization has ______ slightly since the early 2000s but is still ______
prevalent than unionization in the private sector. - Answer -✔✔Decreased, more
What effect do buyouts and reductions in force (RIFs) have on the government
workforce? - Answer -✔✔reduction in number fo employees
President Reagan fired 11,000 air traffic controllers because ______. - Answer -✔✔they
were striking
With the exception of employees with advanced education or credentials, how does
federal government pay compare to that in the private sector? - Answer -✔✔the pay is
slightly more
Because the federal government mostly prohibits its employees from striking, unhappy
employees ______. - Answer -✔✔Sometimes engage in sustained job actions that
cripple public administration.
, ______ prohibits federal workers from being involved in political campaigns - Answer -
✔✔The Hatch Act
The "rule of three" is generally part of ______. - Answer -✔✔The hiring process for a
person currently not working within the civil service.
What is the process for defining position descriptions, responsibilities, and degrees of
difficulty? - Answer -✔✔position classification
Since 2000, public sector union representation ______. - Answer -✔✔Has decreased
slightly across federal, state, and local governments
The Hatch Act prohibits federal workers from ______. - Answer -✔✔Being directly
involved in political campaigns
What is the civil service system? - Answer -✔✔The rules and procedures that govern
employees who work in career positions in government
What state recently redesigned its civil service hiring strategy to be résumé rather than
testing based? - Answer -✔✔Wisconsin
All of the following people are given preference for government employment EXCEPT
______. - Answer -✔✔Teachers
Three fundamental elements of the civil service system are ______. - Answer -
✔✔Classification, staffing, and compensation
All of these methods have been used to reduce the workforce EXCEPT ______. -
Answer -✔✔promotions
What is the typical reason that federal employees leave their jobs? - Answer -✔✔to
retire or take another job
What strategy for reducing federal employment allows the government to pay
employees lump sums in exchange for resigning from their positions? - Answer -
✔✔buyouts
According to the text, career leaders in our federal agencies are a(n) ______. - Answer -
✔✔highly specialized and high performing group
This legislation requires agencies to report to both Congress and GAO on available
positions requiring Senate confirmation. - Answer -✔✔Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
Question And Correct Answers
Internships, the Recent Graduates Program, and the Presidential Management Fellows
program are examples of what federal government hiring strategy? - Answer -
✔✔Pathways
Which group is given preference for government employment? - Answer -✔✔Veterans
Which of the following terms refers to an involuntary layoff or termination of government
employees? - Answer -✔✔reduction in force
What process determines the expertise, level of difficulty, and level of responsibility
necessary for a specific job? - Answer -✔✔position classification
In recent years the Office of Personnel Management has given agencies ______
flexibility in devising the best tests for their potential employees. - Answer -✔✔greater
______ can occur when government agencies try to seek higher classifications for
existing positions. - Answer -✔✔Grade creep
Since 2000, private sector union representation ______. - Answer -✔✔Has decreased
quite a bit
______ are the clerical levels in the federal civil service system. - Answer -✔✔GS 1-8
Government unionization has ______ slightly since the early 2000s but is still ______
prevalent than unionization in the private sector. - Answer -✔✔Decreased, more
What effect do buyouts and reductions in force (RIFs) have on the government
workforce? - Answer -✔✔reduction in number fo employees
President Reagan fired 11,000 air traffic controllers because ______. - Answer -✔✔they
were striking
With the exception of employees with advanced education or credentials, how does
federal government pay compare to that in the private sector? - Answer -✔✔the pay is
slightly more
Because the federal government mostly prohibits its employees from striking, unhappy
employees ______. - Answer -✔✔Sometimes engage in sustained job actions that
cripple public administration.
, ______ prohibits federal workers from being involved in political campaigns - Answer -
✔✔The Hatch Act
The "rule of three" is generally part of ______. - Answer -✔✔The hiring process for a
person currently not working within the civil service.
What is the process for defining position descriptions, responsibilities, and degrees of
difficulty? - Answer -✔✔position classification
Since 2000, public sector union representation ______. - Answer -✔✔Has decreased
slightly across federal, state, and local governments
The Hatch Act prohibits federal workers from ______. - Answer -✔✔Being directly
involved in political campaigns
What is the civil service system? - Answer -✔✔The rules and procedures that govern
employees who work in career positions in government
What state recently redesigned its civil service hiring strategy to be résumé rather than
testing based? - Answer -✔✔Wisconsin
All of the following people are given preference for government employment EXCEPT
______. - Answer -✔✔Teachers
Three fundamental elements of the civil service system are ______. - Answer -
✔✔Classification, staffing, and compensation
All of these methods have been used to reduce the workforce EXCEPT ______. -
Answer -✔✔promotions
What is the typical reason that federal employees leave their jobs? - Answer -✔✔to
retire or take another job
What strategy for reducing federal employment allows the government to pay
employees lump sums in exchange for resigning from their positions? - Answer -
✔✔buyouts
According to the text, career leaders in our federal agencies are a(n) ______. - Answer -
✔✔highly specialized and high performing group
This legislation requires agencies to report to both Congress and GAO on available
positions requiring Senate confirmation. - Answer -✔✔Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
