Public Policy Analysis Exam Solutions
Course Introduction
Public Policy Analysis explores the systematic process of evaluating, designing, and implementing government policies to address complex societal issues. The course introduces students to key concepts, frameworks, and methods used in policy analysis, including problem definition, policy formulation, cost-benefit analysis, stakeholder analysis, and program evaluation. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based decision-making, the role of institutions, and the impact of political, economic, and social factors on policy outcomes. Through case studies and practical exercises, students develop analytical skills necessary to assess policy effectiveness, propose alternative solutions, and understand the challenges of policy implementation in diverse contexts.
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Managing the Public Sector 9th Edition by Grover Starling
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Chapter 1: The Nature of Public Administration
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Q1) How would you answer the not-so-simple question, How big is government?
Answer: The size of government can be measured in a few different ways. One common way is to look at government spending as a percentage of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). This gives an indication of how much of the country's economic activity is being directed or influenced by the government. Another way to measure the size of government is by looking at the number of government employees or the amount of regulation and bureaucracy in place.
It's important to note that different countries have different levels of government involvement in their economies and societies. For example, some countries have large welfare states with extensive social programs, while others have more minimal government involvement and rely more on the private sector for social services.
So, when answering the question of how big government is, it's important to consider these different factors and not just focus on one measure. Additionally, it's important to consider the effectiveness and efficiency of government spending and regulation, as simply looking at the size of government may not give a complete picture of its impact.
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Chapter 2: The Political-Legal Environment of Administration
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Q1) The Supreme Court in <i>Panamá Refining Co.versus Ryan</i> (1935) challenge the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, which allow the president to prohibit transportation of certain oil products in interstate commerce.Another case the same year, <i>Schechter Poultry Company</i> versus United States, challenged the NIRA, which allow the president to approve "codes of fair competition" for the poultry industry.These two cases are most relevant to which of the following administrative law concepts?
A) administrative reconstruction
B) judicial review
C) delegation
D) deference
E) due process
Answer: C
Q2) The <i>Federal Register</i> provides
A)a list of all members of Congress and their committee assignments.
B)all statutes of the nation still in force.
C)rules, directives, executive orders, and regulations.
D)the names and affiliations of all registered Washington-based lobbyists.
E)court interpretations of the Administrative Procedures Act.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Intergovernmental Relations
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Q1) Who ruled that state legislatures were supreme over cities and that legislatures could "sweep from existence" all municipal corporations of the state and the corporations could not prevent it?
A)Huey P.Long
B)Sandra Day O'Connor
C)Benjamin Cardozo
D)Louis D.Brandeis
E)John F Dillon
Answer: E
Q2) No case was more important to establishing the supremacy of the national voice in government than <I>McCulloch versus Maryland</I> (1819).The Marshall court strengthen its arguments in that case five years later in
A) US versus Morrison
B) New York versus US
C) Gibbon versus Ogden
D) Printz versus US
E) Alden versus Maine
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Administrative Responsibility and Ethics
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Q1) At a practical level, why is honesty important in a society?
Q2) Persons who are harmed by administrative action often seek to recover damages from the government to compensate them for their injuries.Such efforts always require a statutory basis for otherwise they might founder on the ancient doctrine______________.
A) legitimacy
B) sovereign immunity
C) res judicata
D) res ipsa loquitur
E) executive exemption
Q3) "Trust is a social good to be provided just as much as the air we breathe or the water we drink." Who said that?
A) Sissela Bok
B) Philip K.Howard
C) Robert Redford
D) Sandra Day O'Connor
E) Ralph Nader
Q4) Discuss the process of ethical analysis.
Q5) Why should an administrator study ethics?
Q6) What is administrative responsibility?
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Chapter 5: Planning
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Q1) What advice does Behn offer for terminating a program?
Q2) At the National Park Service, substantial increases in visitation drive up cost for many operations that directly support visitor activities, such as waste disposal; general maintenance and supplies; road, trail, and campground repair; employee overtime; and utilities.Additionally, staff are sometimes diverted from other activities to manage the increasing crowds. Based on the statement above, top management might want to turn to which forecasting technique as a planning aid?
A)Expert forecasting
B)Leading indicators
C)Modeling
D)Extrapolation
E)Delphi
Q3) Discuss the barriers to public sector planning.How might these be overcome?
Q4) The second step in strategic planning is to align activities, core processes, and resources.What exactly does this mean?
Q5) What is strategic planning and how does it work in the public sector?
Q6) List and briefly explained the four types of program evaluation found in the federal government.
Q7) Discuss the three stages of crisis management.
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Chapter 6: Decision Making
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Q1) Using the two tables above and a 12 percent discount rate, what would be the present value of the projects net benefits (that is, benefits minus costs)?
A)$43.5 million
B)$301.8 million
C)$100 million
D)$400 million
E)$71.2 million
Q2) In the drawing on the right, the unshaded rectangle in the middle is best described as
A)a graphic representation of the pressures decision makers face.
B)the zone of indifference.
C)the zone of feasibility.
D)type III decisions, which combine a top-down and bottom-up decisions.
E)systems analysis.
Q3) In the drawing on the left, box E is best described as
A)a building block problem.
B)a unique problem.
C)a cosmetic solution.
D)a quick fix.
E)an opportunity.
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Chapter 7: Organizing
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Q1) Which of the following principles states that authority and responsibility should flow in a direct line vertically from the highest level to the lowest level?
A)Scalar principle
B)Line and staff principle
C)Systems structure
D)Division of labor
E)Mosaic
Q2) Which of the following does an organization chart clarify LEAST well?
A) how work is divided into components
B) the levels of management
C) who is whose supervisor
D) the nature of work performed by each component
E) line and staff positions
Q3) Briefly explain the seven traits of an effective organization.
Q4) List the key features of a bureaucracy.
Q5) Defined a network organization and give an example.
Q6) What are the critical factors that determine the level at which a decision should be made with the in an organization?
Q7) How does a matrix organization operate.What are its strengths and weaknesses?
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Chapter 8: Leading
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Q1) The text identified two ways to produce to organizational change: planned organizational change and organizational development.Compare and contrast these two approaches.
Q2) "The central principle of _______________ is that of integration; the creation of conditions such that the members of the organization can achieve their own goals best by directing their goals toward the success of the enterprise."
A) group development
B) organizational development
C) Theory X
D) Theory Y
E) vector analysis
Q3) Explain the contingency approach to leadership.
Q4) Two early advocates of a more humanistic perspective on management were
A) R.H.Franke and J.D.Kaul
B) Eugene E.Jennings and Richard E.Boyatzis
C) Mary Parker Follett and Chester Bernard
D) William James and Sigmund Freud
E) Ralf Dahrendorf and C.Wright Mills
Q5) What can an administrator learned from Herzberg's satisfiers and dissatisfiers?
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Chapter 9: Implementation
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Q1) Streamlining refers to
A)a method for doing "quick and dirty" evaluations.
B)the Rule of 72.
C)reorganizing around outcomes-customers, products, and process-not functions.
D)a method of enhancing the feedback process during implementation.
E)an innovative approach to contracting in which there are only very general procedures for directing employees.
Q2) Why is the distinction between micromanagement and management-by-exception important?
Q3) How does backward mapping work?
Q4) Piling on, easy money, not our problem, and tokenism are all cited by Eugene Bardach to
A)evaluate and analyze the process of implementation by a system of games.
B)confuse your associates with gobbledygook.
C)describe the complexity of joint action.
D)illustrate political corruption at the local level.
E)describe the strategies and tactics that agency heads use to avoid increased political control.
Q5) List and briefly discuss some of the games Bardash sees occurring during implementation.
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Chapter 10: Human Resources Management
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Q1) In public sector collective bargaining, what do management and labor bargain about?
Q2) Traces the development of public personnel management in the United States from "government by a gentleman" to "government by shared power."
Q3) Explain the difference between disparate treatment and disparate impact.
Q4) Impasse resolution procedures may combine these three activities:
A) refereed negotiations, fact-finding, and final offer selection mediation
B) final offer selection mediation, third-party intervention, and arbitration
C) mediation, full disclosure, and refereed negotiations
D) mediation, fact-finding, and arbitration
E) referee negotiation, full disclosure, and third-party intervention
Q5) The Supreme Court began to implement Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by ruling that job requirements must bear a demonstrable relationship to performance of the job and not have a disparate racial impact.What was the name of the 1973 case?
A)Griggs v.Duke Power Co.
B)Johnson v.Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County
C)Garcia v.San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority
D)Richmond v.T.A.Croson
E)United Steelworkers of America v.Weber
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Chapter 11: Public Financial Management
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Q1) Which of the following is an off-budget item?
A)Zero-based budgeting
B)Highway Trust Fund
C)Covert operations by the CIA
D)Form price supports
E)Interest on the national debt
Q2) Which of the following is NOT generally recognized as one of the pragmatic concepts with which a financial manager in the public sector should be acquainted when developing a tax system?
A) horizontal equity
B) vertical equity
C) tax efficiency
D) tax effectiveness
E) tax overlapping
Q3) Currently, the total federal debt as percentage of GDP is about
A) 10
B) 20
C) 40
D) 80
E) 160
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Chapter 12: Information Management
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Q1) To help nontechnical managers avoid information (IT) mistakes, Ross and Weill identify six decisions for which those managers should take responsibility.Explain what those decisions involve.
Q2) According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the five characteristics of high quality, useful information?
A) complete
B) falsifiable
C) relevant
D) timely
E) economical
Q3) Which of the following points was not one of the "eight C's of communication"?
A) capability of audience
B) customer benefits
C) core competence
D) call to action
Q4) Define knowledge management.What are the key features of a knowledge management program?
Q5) Summarize Schein's views on organizational learning.
Q6) Discuss the strategic importance of information to a public administrator.
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