PAD 599 Competency Exam

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Attempt 49 out of 50 points
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Time 2 hours, 22 minutes out of 3 hours
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Instructions This assessment consists of 50 multiple choice questions that cover all of the
courses in the program. The first 6 questions cover the material in PAD 500. The
second 6 questions cover the material in PAD 505. The next 7 questions cover the
material in PAD 510. The next 6 questions cover the material in PAD 515. The next
6 questions cover the material in PAD 520. The next 7 questions cover the
material in PAD 525. The next 6 questions cover the material in PAD 530. The last
6 questions cover the material in PAD 540.
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points

The development of a complex intergovernmental system in the United States is
rooted primarily in .
Selected Answer:
federalism

Correct Answer:
federalism




1 out of 1 points
Question 2

Woodrow Wilson, and other early writers, thought of public administration as
Selected Answer:
government administration.

Correct Answer:
government administration.




Question 3 1 out of 1 points

The "New Public Administration" argues that
Selected
Answer:
an important element in organizational survival is the capacity to adapt to
rapid social change.

Correct
Answer:

,an important
element in
organizational
survival is the
capacity to adapt
to rapid social
change.

, Question 4 1 out of 1 points

The strong mayor system of city government
Selected
Answer:
provides for the mayor to have a great deal of administrative and
budgetary authority.

Correct
Answer:
provides for the mayor to have a great deal of administrative and
budgetary authority.




Question 5 1 out of 1 points

Which of the following is NOT a principle of New Public Management?
Selected Answer:
organizations need to be centralized.

Correct Answer:
organizations need to be centralized.