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According to Bourgon, public administrators are currently: |
| | A) | overpaid |
| | B) | in a state of transition |
| | C) | overworked |
| | D) | more powerful than legislators |
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Which of the following is not a core value of public administration according to Kaufman? |
| | A) | representativeness |
| | B) | neutral competence |
| | C) | executive leadership |
| | D) | discretion |
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According to Wilson, much can be gained by looking at the experiences of what continent: |
| | A) | Asia |
| | B) | South America |
| | C) | Africa |
| | D) | Europe |
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Peters finds that the comparative study of public bureaucracy stopped having a central place in development studies in the: |
| | A) | 1950s |
| | B) | 1960s |
| | C) | 1970s |
| | D) | 1980s |
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Goodsell discusses this sociologist's ideal type of bureaucracy. |
| | A) | Weber |
| | B) | Mills |
| | C) | Wilson |
| | D) | Diamond |
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Which of the following is not a case study used by Hummel? |
| | A) | firefighters |
| | B) | welfare managers |
| | C) | corporate executives |
| | D) | both a and b |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Which of the following is not one of the 4 Es of public administration? |
| | A) | economy |
| | B) | equity |
| | C) | efficiency |
| | D) | equality |
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Le Grand identifies efficiency with: |
| | A) | economic growth |
| | B) | equity |
| | C) | equality |
| | D) | education |
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What Cabinet-level agency receives much of the criticism for not being prepared for Hurricane Katrina? |
| | A) | Department of Homeland Security |
| | B) | Department of Transportation |
| | C) | Department of Commerce |
| | D) | National Guard |
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What is the first bureaucratic myth discussed by Amy? |
| | A) | Bureaucracy has caused government growth |
| | B) | We want government to act like a business |
| | C) | Business is always better than bureaucracy |
| | D) | Bureaucracies are wasteful |
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According to Bednar, attempts to develop a general theory of federalism and its potential flourished in the: |
| | A) | 1980s |
| | B) | 1970s |
| | C) | 1960s |
| | D) | 1950s |
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According to Birkland, the type of federalism that emerged during Katrina could be referred to as: |
| | A) | cooperative |
| | B) | competitive |
| | C) | dual |
| | D) | coercive |
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Lewis' analysis focuses on the administration of which president? |
| | A) | Clinton |
| | B) | Bush |
| | C) | Carter |
| | D) | Nixon |
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West concentrates his analysis on what agency? |
| | A) | OMB |
| | B) | FEMA |
| | C) | FBI |
| | D) | DOT |
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Which type of business is not investigated by Beckett? |
| | A) | partnership |
| | B) | sole proprietor |
| | C) | corporation |
| | D) | limited liability corporation |
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According to Powell, what is the most costly government-run business in the United States? |
| | A) | Medicare |
| | B) | Postal Service |
| | C) | Nationalized Health Insurance |
| | D) | Social Security |
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Gilroy's analysis of privatization in municipalities focuses on a city in what state? |
| | A) | Ohio |
| | B) | Missouri |
| | C) | Georgia |
| | D) | Louisiana |
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Outsourcing has been accepted as a necessary part of governing, especially in what context? |
| | A) | military |
| | B) | economic |
| | C) | political |
| | D) | none of the above |
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The Government Performance Results Act was passed in what year? |
| | A) | 1982 |
| | B) | 1993 |
| | C) | 1998 |
| | D) | 2001 |
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Which of the following is not a possible type of explanation for the failure of performance management? |
| | A) | practical |
| | B) | political |
| | C) | managerial |
| | D) | budgetary |
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Executive Order 10925 was created in what year? |
| | A) | 1961 |
| | B) | 1964 |
| | C) | 1967 |
| | D) | 1958 |
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Ricci v. DiStefano focused on workers in what occupation? |
| | A) | police officers |
| | B) | firemen |
| | C) | teachers |
| | D) | steel workers |
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Which of the following is not a motivational technique discussed by Perry and Porter? |
| | A) | goal setting |
| | B) | monetary incentives |
| | C) | intrinsic nature of human beings |
| | D) | participation |
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According to Oh and Lewis, which of the following factors most motivate an employee to do a good job? |
| | A) | personal pride |
| | B) | monetary award |
| | C) | supervisor's encouragement |
| | D) | duty as public employee |
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According to Wildavsky and Caiden, the best predictor of a budget is: |
| | A) | economic health |
| | B) | tax revenues |
| | C) | last year's budget |
| | D) | politician attitudes |
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Kelly compares incremental budgeting with what other budgeting strategy? |
| | A) | rational |
| | B) | zero-based |
| | C) | flat |
| | D) | peaked |
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Which of the following is not a reason why some thought SCHIP was largely immune to budget cuts in 2004? |
| | A) | low federal matching rate |
| | B) | inexpensive |
| | C) | highly popular |
| | D) | successful |
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President Johnson delivered his Great Society speech at a university in what state? |
| | A) | Ohio |
| | B) | Kansas |
| | C) | Missouri |
| | D) | Michigan |
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Which of the following was not a Time Person of the Year for their whistleblowing? |
| | A) | Cynthia Cooper |
| | B) | Sherron Watkins |
| | C) | Coleen Rowley |
| | D) | Linda Tripp |
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Laframboise compares what two countries with regards to whistleblowing? |
| | A) | United States and Canada |
| | B) | United States and France |
| | C) | France and Canada |
| | D) | England and France |
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Which of the following is not a potential solution examined by Thompson? |
| | A) | personnel administration |
| | B) | organization development |
| | C) | creating an ombudsman |
| | D) | larger units |
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Fredrickson reminds us that standards of right and wrong vary according to: |
| | A) | context |
| | B) | religion |
| | C) | gender |
| | D) | location |
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The public union debate centers on what state? |
| | A) | Ohio |
| | B) | Wisconsin |
| | C) | Texas |
| | D) | Minnesota |
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When first becoming governor of this state, Chris Christie banned public union members from making political donations. |
| | A) | New Mexico |
| | B) | Georgia |
| | C) | New Jersey |
| | D) | Iowa |
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Which of the following is the most complex, seamlessly integrated stage of e-government development? |
| | A) | horizontal integration |
| | B) | vertical integration |
| | C) | transaction |
| | D) | catalogue |
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Which of the following countries is not a case study for Bekkers and Homburg? |
| | A) | Canada |
| | B) | Denmark |
| | C) | Australia |
| | D) | United States |
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Which of the following is not a third-party application general requirement? |
| | A) | embedded applications |
| | B) | external links |
| | C) | information collecting |
| | D) | information dissemination |
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Which of the following is not proposed as a possible problem with social media usage by the federal government? |
| | A) | cultural issues |
| | B) | employee access to online tools |
| | C) | advertising |
| | D) | network shutdowns |
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