PAD 3003 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Excessive presidential control over the Civil Service Commission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Civil
Service Reform Act of 1978 was designed to solve the following personnel management weaknesses in
the U.S. Civil Service except:
Andrew Jackson - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The president best known for his use of patronage without
necessarily being known as the "patronage" president, was:
government by the "efficient" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"Scientific management," goodness, merit,
morality, and neutrality were considered virtues and job classification and the separation of politics
from administration were used. These characteristics describe:
strengthened protections for "whistle-blowers" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Civil Reform Act of 1978
Job security is part of the scope of collective bargaining in either the private or the public sector, but not
in both. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All of the following are differences between the private and public
sectors that significantly affect the collective bargaining process except:
Those involved in the process must be mindful of both public and clientele sentiment. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Top public managers are either elected or politically appointed; both processes are
influenced by public employee organizations and the general public.
National Performance Review, also known as the National Partnership for Reinventing Government -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which group or law called for the decentralization of public personnel
administration and permitting federal agencies to design their own performance managers and reward
systems?
tax breaks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which is not a fiscal policy tool?
preparation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The legislature is not directly involved in which step of the
budgetary cycle?
, appropriations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅During which step of the budgetary cycle is power given to incur
financial obligations?
performance budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which budgetary approach requires the budget agency
to adopt a policy role, is characterized by a systematic policy-making style, and has a scope that includes
inputs, outputs, effects, and alternatives?
budget committees - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which type of committee is responsible overseeing annual
budgets in their entirety?
Office of Management and Budget - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An agency directly involved in administering
monetary policy is the
Congressional Budget Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following established a mandatory
deadline for a balanced budget?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The evolution of the civil services system can be divided into historical
periods. Government by the "common man" has existed since 1955 and continues today.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The goal of the Civil Service Act of 1883 was to create a politically neutral
civil service where hiring and promotion were to be based upon ability to do the job (competence or
merit).
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Labor-management relations are ultimately the framework of collective
bargaining.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unions dominate decision making concerning public personnel
administration.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The labor relations situation for public employees is different in every
city, county, and state, and the general status of public sector labor relations is still undefined.
Excessive presidential control over the Civil Service Commission - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Civil
Service Reform Act of 1978 was designed to solve the following personnel management weaknesses in
the U.S. Civil Service except:
Andrew Jackson - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The president best known for his use of patronage without
necessarily being known as the "patronage" president, was:
government by the "efficient" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"Scientific management," goodness, merit,
morality, and neutrality were considered virtues and job classification and the separation of politics
from administration were used. These characteristics describe:
strengthened protections for "whistle-blowers" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The Civil Reform Act of 1978
Job security is part of the scope of collective bargaining in either the private or the public sector, but not
in both. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All of the following are differences between the private and public
sectors that significantly affect the collective bargaining process except:
Those involved in the process must be mindful of both public and clientele sentiment. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Top public managers are either elected or politically appointed; both processes are
influenced by public employee organizations and the general public.
National Performance Review, also known as the National Partnership for Reinventing Government -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which group or law called for the decentralization of public personnel
administration and permitting federal agencies to design their own performance managers and reward
systems?
tax breaks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which is not a fiscal policy tool?
preparation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The legislature is not directly involved in which step of the
budgetary cycle?
, appropriations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅During which step of the budgetary cycle is power given to incur
financial obligations?
performance budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which budgetary approach requires the budget agency
to adopt a policy role, is characterized by a systematic policy-making style, and has a scope that includes
inputs, outputs, effects, and alternatives?
budget committees - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which type of committee is responsible overseeing annual
budgets in their entirety?
Office of Management and Budget - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An agency directly involved in administering
monetary policy is the
Congressional Budget Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following established a mandatory
deadline for a balanced budget?
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The evolution of the civil services system can be divided into historical
periods. Government by the "common man" has existed since 1955 and continues today.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The goal of the Civil Service Act of 1883 was to create a politically neutral
civil service where hiring and promotion were to be based upon ability to do the job (competence or
merit).
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Labor-management relations are ultimately the framework of collective
bargaining.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Unions dominate decision making concerning public personnel
administration.
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The labor relations situation for public employees is different in every
city, county, and state, and the general status of public sector labor relations is still undefined.
