PSC 206 Exam 2 || All Accurately Answered.
intergovernmental relations correct answers the collaborative dynamic, or working relationships
that exist among all levels of government—national, state, and local.
adhocracy correct answers Ad hoc—or temporary—work groups to complete tasks typically
reserved to public organizations. These work groups have the skills to perform specific tasks for
a certain period of time. Adhocracy substitutes an agency-specific civil service career model with
a more flexible career option, the latter stemming from an employee's successful completion of
other ad hoc assignments in task-specific working groups.
block grants correct answers In a fiscal federal form of government, a block grant is a large sum
of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general
provisions as to the way it is to be spent.
categorical grants correct answers Federal categorical grants are funds that must be used for very
specific purposes. With categorical grants, clearly defined rules and regulations dictate how the
money may be spent.
economies of scale correct answers Economies of scale are the cost advantages that enterprises
obtain due to size, output, or scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing
with increasing scale as fixed costs are spread out over more units of
privatization correct answers Government services that are privatized must be responsive to the
public, and services delivered by government must be delivered efficiently and effectively.
Competition has been promoted to the citizenry and to policymakers as the best way of achieving
efficiency and effectiveness. Privatization is the type of competition that is talked about most.
public authority or corporation correct answers Public authorities and corporations have fewer
constraints than regular government organizations, which makes achieving private sector-like
efficiency easier. In some cases, authorities and corporations have been asked to expand their
missions to contract for other government services.
,shared service agreements correct answers State governments are exploring inter-local shared
service agreements in order to reduce service delivery costs and ease the tax burden on their
citizens while streamlining local services, doing away with duplicative services, and enhancing
governmental responsiveness.
types of shared services correct answers Sharing Personnel
Sharing Equipment
Sharing Internal Services
Sharing External Services
who said: "Government compares favorably to the private sector in characteristics and
performance, particularly when it is called upon to achieve what other sectors of the society
could not achieve. Government works." correct answers Charles goodsell
who said: "Doing more with less is an impressive sound bite.... Politicians looking for a quick fix
and corporations looking to make quick profits are promoting privatization as the magic answer
to government deficit problems.... Privatization is undermining the public services that bind us
together and underpin the foundations or our democracy." correct answers Judy darcy
two major types of grants correct answers categorical and block
three ways any shared service is successful according to IBM correct answers -Leadership
-Trust and Reciprocity
-Clear goals with measurable results
Shared personnel correct answers -Shared personnel is where several local governments might
have personnel do tasks that would otherwise cost them too much money to retain an individual
as a part-time worker.
-We can solve this problem by having several governments chip in on the a service budget, and
hire a person or people that can handle the same tasks for multiple governments.
, -By sharing personnel, this increases accountability because more than one government is
overseeing the personnel.
Sharing Equipment correct answers This is where several local governments own a piece of
equipment that all have equal access to.
This saves money because the equipment might not be used frequently, but provides a necessary
need for the community.
Some studies show equipment is not used nearly 70% of the time, so why not use it?
sharing internal services correct answers -instead of multiple deliveries with low public use,
shared between governments
-different from getting a private vendor
-ex. animal shelter, local airports
sharing external services correct answers -one govt takes over services
-OR a regional govt service delivery system
national govt powers correct answers National Defense, Currency, Post office, Foreign affairs,
interstate commerce. (Concurrent Powers) Lend and borrow money, taxation, law enforcement,
Charter banks, Transportation.
concurrent powers correct answers collect taxes, regulate banks, establish a judiciary, borrow
money, provide for common good, make and enforce laws
state government powers correct answers Tax the people to support the state, Create public
schools, Control trade within the state, Make motor vehicle laws, Make laws regulating marriage
and divorce
shared service outcomes correct answers decreased property tax burden, cost savings, service
standardization, improved service efficiency and effectiveness, reduction of duplicative services,
improved responsiveness
intergovernmental relations correct answers the collaborative dynamic, or working relationships
that exist among all levels of government—national, state, and local.
adhocracy correct answers Ad hoc—or temporary—work groups to complete tasks typically
reserved to public organizations. These work groups have the skills to perform specific tasks for
a certain period of time. Adhocracy substitutes an agency-specific civil service career model with
a more flexible career option, the latter stemming from an employee's successful completion of
other ad hoc assignments in task-specific working groups.
block grants correct answers In a fiscal federal form of government, a block grant is a large sum
of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general
provisions as to the way it is to be spent.
categorical grants correct answers Federal categorical grants are funds that must be used for very
specific purposes. With categorical grants, clearly defined rules and regulations dictate how the
money may be spent.
economies of scale correct answers Economies of scale are the cost advantages that enterprises
obtain due to size, output, or scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing
with increasing scale as fixed costs are spread out over more units of
privatization correct answers Government services that are privatized must be responsive to the
public, and services delivered by government must be delivered efficiently and effectively.
Competition has been promoted to the citizenry and to policymakers as the best way of achieving
efficiency and effectiveness. Privatization is the type of competition that is talked about most.
public authority or corporation correct answers Public authorities and corporations have fewer
constraints than regular government organizations, which makes achieving private sector-like
efficiency easier. In some cases, authorities and corporations have been asked to expand their
missions to contract for other government services.
,shared service agreements correct answers State governments are exploring inter-local shared
service agreements in order to reduce service delivery costs and ease the tax burden on their
citizens while streamlining local services, doing away with duplicative services, and enhancing
governmental responsiveness.
types of shared services correct answers Sharing Personnel
Sharing Equipment
Sharing Internal Services
Sharing External Services
who said: "Government compares favorably to the private sector in characteristics and
performance, particularly when it is called upon to achieve what other sectors of the society
could not achieve. Government works." correct answers Charles goodsell
who said: "Doing more with less is an impressive sound bite.... Politicians looking for a quick fix
and corporations looking to make quick profits are promoting privatization as the magic answer
to government deficit problems.... Privatization is undermining the public services that bind us
together and underpin the foundations or our democracy." correct answers Judy darcy
two major types of grants correct answers categorical and block
three ways any shared service is successful according to IBM correct answers -Leadership
-Trust and Reciprocity
-Clear goals with measurable results
Shared personnel correct answers -Shared personnel is where several local governments might
have personnel do tasks that would otherwise cost them too much money to retain an individual
as a part-time worker.
-We can solve this problem by having several governments chip in on the a service budget, and
hire a person or people that can handle the same tasks for multiple governments.
, -By sharing personnel, this increases accountability because more than one government is
overseeing the personnel.
Sharing Equipment correct answers This is where several local governments own a piece of
equipment that all have equal access to.
This saves money because the equipment might not be used frequently, but provides a necessary
need for the community.
Some studies show equipment is not used nearly 70% of the time, so why not use it?
sharing internal services correct answers -instead of multiple deliveries with low public use,
shared between governments
-different from getting a private vendor
-ex. animal shelter, local airports
sharing external services correct answers -one govt takes over services
-OR a regional govt service delivery system
national govt powers correct answers National Defense, Currency, Post office, Foreign affairs,
interstate commerce. (Concurrent Powers) Lend and borrow money, taxation, law enforcement,
Charter banks, Transportation.
concurrent powers correct answers collect taxes, regulate banks, establish a judiciary, borrow
money, provide for common good, make and enforce laws
state government powers correct answers Tax the people to support the state, Create public
schools, Control trade within the state, Make motor vehicle laws, Make laws regulating marriage
and divorce
shared service outcomes correct answers decreased property tax burden, cost savings, service
standardization, improved service efficiency and effectiveness, reduction of duplicative services,
improved responsiveness
