PADM 3000 MIDTERM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The authors define public administration in:
A. one single definition
B. four clusters
C. eighteen descriptions
D. both b and c - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
In 1955, Dwight Waldo was the first to insist that analysts "see administration in terms of its
environment," meaning essentially that
A. similar administrative acts may be performed differently in different cultures
B. similar administrative acts are always performed similarly, even across different cultures
C. the environment is all about keeping air and water clean
D. both b and c - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
This individual argued that there was a need for a science of administration:
A. Leonard White
B. E. Pendleton Herring
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Theodore Roosevelt - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
When public administration is said to be the "king's largesse," this is an example of
A. the divine right of kings
B. a big-city political machine that dispenses benefits, favors, aid and assistance
C. the regulatory role of public administration
D. the duties of the public administrator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B
Government regulation means that government creates:
A. Policies to control the social and economic activities of the citizenry
, B. Policies to control the economic and social activities of private business organizations
C. Policies to control the economic and social activities of public agencies
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
Your instructor says that public administration can be classified as?
A. art
B. science
C. Culture
D. both A and B - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
Which of the following is NOT among key assumptions for the study of public administration, according
to Leonard White?
A. Administration is a unitary process that can be studied uniformly at multiple levels of government
B. The basis for study is management, not law
C. Public administration is a separate study from the study of politics
D. Administration is still art, but the ideal of transformation to science is both feasible and worthwhile -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
Professions are characterized by specific criteria. To be defined as a profession, public administration
must meet three criteria. Which of the following statements does NOT represent one of these criteria?
A. a body of academic and practical knowledge that is applied to the service of society
B. a standard of success theoretically measured by serving the needs of society rather than seeking
purely personal gain
C. a system of control over professional practice that regulates the education of new members and
maintains a code of ethics and appropriate sanctions
D. a system of government that dispenses the king's largesse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
When some public administrators have described public administration as being "Mickey Mouse," we
are referring to:
A. merit system
B. the "red tape" that can exist in public administration
The authors define public administration in:
A. one single definition
B. four clusters
C. eighteen descriptions
D. both b and c - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
In 1955, Dwight Waldo was the first to insist that analysts "see administration in terms of its
environment," meaning essentially that
A. similar administrative acts may be performed differently in different cultures
B. similar administrative acts are always performed similarly, even across different cultures
C. the environment is all about keeping air and water clean
D. both b and c - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
This individual argued that there was a need for a science of administration:
A. Leonard White
B. E. Pendleton Herring
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Theodore Roosevelt - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
When public administration is said to be the "king's largesse," this is an example of
A. the divine right of kings
B. a big-city political machine that dispenses benefits, favors, aid and assistance
C. the regulatory role of public administration
D. the duties of the public administrator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B
Government regulation means that government creates:
A. Policies to control the social and economic activities of the citizenry
, B. Policies to control the economic and social activities of private business organizations
C. Policies to control the economic and social activities of public agencies
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
Your instructor says that public administration can be classified as?
A. art
B. science
C. Culture
D. both A and B - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
Which of the following is NOT among key assumptions for the study of public administration, according
to Leonard White?
A. Administration is a unitary process that can be studied uniformly at multiple levels of government
B. The basis for study is management, not law
C. Public administration is a separate study from the study of politics
D. Administration is still art, but the ideal of transformation to science is both feasible and worthwhile -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
Professions are characterized by specific criteria. To be defined as a profession, public administration
must meet three criteria. Which of the following statements does NOT represent one of these criteria?
A. a body of academic and practical knowledge that is applied to the service of society
B. a standard of success theoretically measured by serving the needs of society rather than seeking
purely personal gain
C. a system of control over professional practice that regulates the education of new members and
maintains a code of ethics and appropriate sanctions
D. a system of government that dispenses the king's largesse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
When some public administrators have described public administration as being "Mickey Mouse," we
are referring to:
A. merit system
B. the "red tape" that can exist in public administration
