PPA 265 Test 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
Traditional Model of PA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Model that reforms or new
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"paradigms" are compared against.
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-Draws from efforts in many countries, but US has a unique history.
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-when people took PA seriously
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Spoils System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--what we had prior to the Traditional PA
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model
-positions granted to those w/ connections to the newly appointed leader
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Problems with the Spoils System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--opens the door to
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corruption and lack of stability | | | |
-people will LITERALLY kill for their spoils (RIP Garfield)
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What does "PA is interdisciplinary" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Skills drawn
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from a range of disciplines
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-Academically has a hazy past, convoluted present, and an unknown future
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-Does not easily into any one category
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Key issues of PA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Politics / administration dichotomy
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-Accountability
,-Evolution & the concept of governance
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-Boundaryless issues |
Contracting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nonproits & private organizaions delivering
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public goods and services
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Use of networks = ___ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-vertical to horizontal structures
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Categories that aid in defining PA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Political (Exists in a
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political context)
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-Legal (Rises from law and is bound by law)
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-Managerial (It is about getting the public's business done, implementation)
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-Occupational (It is a job) | | | |
Political elements of Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--What government
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does
-Indirect and direct| | |
-Phase of Policymaking
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-Implementing the public interest | | |
-Collective action |
Collective action - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Public goods
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, Implementing the public interest - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Civic engagement,
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responsive government |
Indirect and direct - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-County board of social services,
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funding of NP service providers, contracting with private sector
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What government does (examples) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Defense, DMV
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Phase of Policymaking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Goes beyond just implementation
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Legal elements of Admin. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Law in action
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(Implementation of laws... but also administrative law) | | | | | |
-Regulation (Designed to guide/modify behavior)
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-Coercive (Taxing, imminent domain)
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Managerial elements of Admin. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Executive function of
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government (President = CEO) | | |
-Management Specialty (Day-to-day running of organizations)
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-Red tape laden (Slow to act/respond -or- institutional safeguard)
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-Art & science (Management and leadership)
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Occupational of Admin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Category/profession (What one
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does)
-Idealism in action ("Noble" undertaking)
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-Academic field (Knowledge of how to "run a constitution")
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Answers
Traditional Model of PA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Model that reforms or new
| | | | | | | | | |
"paradigms" are compared against.
| | | |
-Draws from efforts in many countries, but US has a unique history.
| | | | | | | | | | |
-when people took PA seriously
| | | |
Spoils System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--what we had prior to the Traditional PA
| | | | | | | | | | | |
model
-positions granted to those w/ connections to the newly appointed leader
| | | | | | | | | |
Problems with the Spoils System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--opens the door to
| | | | | | | | | | |
corruption and lack of stability | | | |
-people will LITERALLY kill for their spoils (RIP Garfield)
| | | | | | | |
What does "PA is interdisciplinary" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Skills drawn
| | | | | | | | | |
from a range of disciplines
| | | |
-Academically has a hazy past, convoluted present, and an unknown future
| | | | | | | | | |
-Does not easily into any one category
| | | | | |
Key issues of PA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Politics / administration dichotomy
| | | | | | | | |
-Accountability
,-Evolution & the concept of governance
| | | | |
-Boundaryless issues |
Contracting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nonproits & private organizaions delivering
| | | | | | | |
public goods and services
| | |
Use of networks = ___ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-vertical to horizontal structures
| | | | | | | | | |
Categories that aid in defining PA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Political (Exists in a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
political context)
|
-Legal (Rises from law and is bound by law)
| | | | | | | |
-Managerial (It is about getting the public's business done, implementation)
| | | | | | | | |
-Occupational (It is a job) | | | |
Political elements of Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--What government
| | | | | | | |
does
-Indirect and direct| | |
-Phase of Policymaking
| |
-Implementing the public interest | | |
-Collective action |
Collective action - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Public goods
| | | | |
, Implementing the public interest - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Civic engagement,
| | | | | | | |
responsive government |
Indirect and direct - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-County board of social services,
| | | | | | | | | |
funding of NP service providers, contracting with private sector
| | | | | | | |
What government does (examples) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Defense, DMV
| | | | | | |
Phase of Policymaking - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Goes beyond just implementation
| | | | | | | |
Legal elements of Admin. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Law in action
| | | | | | | | |
(Implementation of laws... but also administrative law) | | | | | |
-Regulation (Designed to guide/modify behavior)
| | | |
-Coercive (Taxing, imminent domain)
| | |
Managerial elements of Admin. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Executive function of
| | | | | | | | |
government (President = CEO) | | |
-Management Specialty (Day-to-day running of organizations)
| | | | |
-Red tape laden (Slow to act/respond -or- institutional safeguard)
| | | | | | | |
-Art & science (Management and leadership)
| | | | |
Occupational of Admin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--Category/profession (What one
| | | | | | | |
does)
-Idealism in action ("Noble" undertaking)
| | | |
-Academic field (Knowledge of how to "run a constitution")
| | | | | | | |
