SPEA-V184 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED 2025 LATEST UPDATED REVIEW
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ In a system of administrative accountability, ___ hold elected officials
accountable and ____ hold(s) administrators accountable. Answer: the
people; the elected officials
⩥ According to the text, _____ is the foundation of bureaucracy in a
democracy because it allows ____ to control administrator's actions.
Answer: accountability; elected officials
⩥ One of the impediments to bureaucratic accountability is that
policymakers Answer: often do not want maximum control over
administrators.
⩥ According to the text, the two elements that most aptly describe what
public administration is about are _______ and _______. Answer:
administering laws; balancing political values
, ⩥ The politics-administration dichotomy maintains democratic
accountability by Answer: separating political decision making from
administrative policy.
⩥ Which of the following options best describes the term bureaucracy:
Answer: a generic strategy for marshaling large organizations to do
complex jobs
⩥ Political scientist John Gaus agreed with Woodrow Wilson that
separating politics from administration could be done by enacting laws
that gave elected officials control to guide policy that administrators
would simply carry out. Answer: False
⩥ Citizens and elected officials demand a lower standard of ethics than
that expected in the private sector for political appointed public
administrators. Answer: False
⩥ Bureaucracy is a feature of the public sector, not the private sector.
Answer: False
⩥ According to the text, accountability is best described as a relationship
between Answer: people and actions.
⩥ One theme in the study of public administration relates to the need to
balance "lofty expectations" with Answer: distrust of government
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED 2025 LATEST UPDATED REVIEW
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ In a system of administrative accountability, ___ hold elected officials
accountable and ____ hold(s) administrators accountable. Answer: the
people; the elected officials
⩥ According to the text, _____ is the foundation of bureaucracy in a
democracy because it allows ____ to control administrator's actions.
Answer: accountability; elected officials
⩥ One of the impediments to bureaucratic accountability is that
policymakers Answer: often do not want maximum control over
administrators.
⩥ According to the text, the two elements that most aptly describe what
public administration is about are _______ and _______. Answer:
administering laws; balancing political values
, ⩥ The politics-administration dichotomy maintains democratic
accountability by Answer: separating political decision making from
administrative policy.
⩥ Which of the following options best describes the term bureaucracy:
Answer: a generic strategy for marshaling large organizations to do
complex jobs
⩥ Political scientist John Gaus agreed with Woodrow Wilson that
separating politics from administration could be done by enacting laws
that gave elected officials control to guide policy that administrators
would simply carry out. Answer: False
⩥ Citizens and elected officials demand a lower standard of ethics than
that expected in the private sector for political appointed public
administrators. Answer: False
⩥ Bureaucracy is a feature of the public sector, not the private sector.
Answer: False
⩥ According to the text, accountability is best described as a relationship
between Answer: people and actions.
⩥ One theme in the study of public administration relates to the need to
balance "lofty expectations" with Answer: distrust of government
