Public Admin Test 3

Front 1

T/F
The goal of Civil Service Act of 1883 was to create a politcally neutral civil service where hiring and promotion were to be based upon ability to do the job (competence or merit)

Back 1

True

Front 2

T/F
One of the most complex and costly evaluation designed requiring a great deal of precision and application is controlled experiementation.

Back 2

True

Front 3

T/F
Direct and inderect taxes are basically referred to as the same thing

Back 3

Fasle

Front 4

T/F
"Ripple effects" are most important in connection with government decisions regarding debt management

Back 4

True

Front 5

T/F
Collective bargaining requires all parties involved to address the management function in all its dimensions and to identify managerial weaknesses. Collective bargaining usually leads to an enhanced training function and employees perceptions of an improved quality of work life

Back 5

False

Front 6

T/F
The power of govt to work thru the Federal Reserve system to regulate the supply of money and the use of credit is known as fiscal policy

Back 6

True

Front 7

T/F
The issue of "comparable worth" addresses the qutestion of "equal pay for equal work"

Back 7

True

Front 8

Most federal govt revenue comes from
______.

Back 8

income taxes

Front 9

All of the following are examples of taxes in the US except:

Back 9

flat

Front 10

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 strengthened protections for _________.

Back 10

whistle blowers

Front 11

"Scientific management" goodness, merit, morality,, and neutrality were considered virtues and job classification and the separation of politics from administration were used. The characteristics describe: government by "____".

Back 11

efficient

Front 12

Which is not an impasse resolution procedure?

Back 12

strike

Front 13

Which is not a fiscal policy tool?

Back 13

tax breaks

Front 14

Which occurs when a govts revenues are less than its expenditures?

Back 14

budget deficit

Front 15

The president best known for his use of full inaguration of patronage system upon election was

Back 15

Abraham Lincoln

Front 16

Which Act established a mandatory deadline for a balanced budget

Back 16

Congressional Budget Act

Front 17

The 1st important step in legitimizing public employee organization and labor activity was:

Back 17

Executive Order of 10988

Front 18

Which perons said that "we want more government than we can pay for and no process can help solve that problem."

Back 18

Alice Rivlin

Front 19

The legislature is not directly involved in which step of the budgetary cycle is:

Back 19

preparation

Front 20

Which of the following is a component of PPB that no longer exist on in the US budgeting process.

Back 20

limitless spending by goverment

Front 21

Which president best known for his use of the patronage system without necessarily being known as the "patronage" president was:

Back 21

Andrew Jackson

Front 22

Which case or lawsuit:

Back 22

Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois

Front 23

Which of the following presidents is k nown fro implementing ZBB during his term:

Back 23

President Carter

Front 24

A line-item budget focuses on things purchased and emphasizing control of agency ____/

Back 24

spending