PADM 3000 MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
The authors define public administration in:
A. one single definition
B. four clusters
C. eighteen descriptions
D. both b and c - ANS 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 - ANS A
This individual argued that there was a need for a science of administration:
A. Leonard White
B. E. Pendleton Herring
C. Woodrow Wilson
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, D. Theodore Roosevelt - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS D
Your instructor says that public administration can be classified as?
A. art
B. science
C. Culture
D. both A and B - ANS 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
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
The authors define public administration in:
A. one single definition
B. four clusters
C. eighteen descriptions
D. both b and c - ANS 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 - ANS A
This individual argued that there was a need for a science of administration:
A. Leonard White
B. E. Pendleton Herring
C. Woodrow Wilson
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, D. Theodore Roosevelt - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS D
Your instructor says that public administration can be classified as?
A. art
B. science
C. Culture
D. both A and B - ANS 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
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