Quiz 9

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

1.All of the following are examples of distributive policiesexcept

a.loan guarantees to the Chrysler corporation.

b.the graduated income tax.

c.airline subsidies.

d.government contracts.

e.agricultural price supports for wealthy farmers.

2.Which of the following agencies is best known for decision making through adjudication rather than through rule making?

a.Federal Trade Commission

b.Occupational Safety and Health Administration

c.Department of Transportation

d.Internal Revenue Service

e.Government Accountability Office

3.The specific type of policy analysis best suited to broad-gauged problems is

a.issue analysis.

b.strategic analysis.

c.program analysis.

d.multiprogram analysis.

e.prismatic analysis.

4.Program evaluation can be used for which of the following?

a.Influence people in the program's external political environment.

b.Study the program's operations and effects.

c.Control the behavior of the people responsible for program implementation.

d.All of the above.

5.A management device that involves mapping out a sequence of programs or project steps is

a.performance evaluation review technique.

b.management by objectives.

c.critical path method.

d.strategic analysis.

6.Which of the following is designed to facilitate the evaluation of program performance?

a.Management by objectives

b.Performance evaluation review technique

c.A built-in ability to be evaluated

d.All of the above

7.What controversial act applied national performance standards to state schools without providing funds to pay for required testing or correct problems identified by the testing?

a.The High Stakes Testing Act

b.The No Child Left Behind Act

c.The Federal Unfunded Mandates Act

d.All of the Above

8.Which program evaluation design often cannot definitively attribute improvements in relevant conditions to the program's operation?

a.Controlled experimentation

b.Before-versus-after program comparison

c.Time-trend projection of preprogram data versus actual postprogram data

d.All of the above

9.Which is not really a function of policy analysis?

a.Issue analysis

b.Program analysis

c.Core analysis

d.Strategic analysis

10.The problem(s) associated with program implementation of public policy is(are)

a.legislators often are unable to identify all the implications of their enactments.

b.danger of co-optation between program managers and outside agencies or external forces.

c.having to settle for the best available compromise rather than the best possible outcome.

d.constant political pressure on agencies responsible for implementing congressional directions.

e.all of the above.

11.Public agencies are limited in their ability to run operations like a like a business because they must

a.serve broader social interests.

b.adhere to strict accounting principles.

c.respond to Republican interests.

d.distribute public resources to the most affluent taxpayers.

e.none of the above.

12.Planningand analysis is a process that includes all the followingexcept

a.definingand choosingthe operational goalsof an organization.

b.analyzing alternative choices for resource distribution.

c.selecting senior officials to manage program resources.

d.choosingmethods used to achieve goals over a specified timeperiod.

13.The Troubled Assets Relied Program (TARP) is an example of a _____policy.

a.distributive

b.regulatory

c.self-regulatory

d.redistributive

14.The documentary filmWaiting for Supermanadvocates the greater useof

a.super-heroes.

b.public schools.

c.charter schools.

d.voucher plans.

TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS

1.The issues underlying debates about climate change and global warming are easily understood by most citizens.

2.Distributive policies deliver large-scale services or benefits to certain individuals or groups in the population.

3.In theory, the justification for outsourcing government services is to reduce the size of government and to create private-market environment.

4.Loans, grants, insurance, services, and construction activities are examples of agency law enforcement.

5.Federal agencies are required to review customer service standards under the Government Performance and Results Act.

6.TQM Strategies are designed to reduce internal competition, foster teamwork, and reduce costs.

7.Policy analysis has recently been made more formalized and systematic, but it is not really a new function.

8.One difficulty within the EDA Oakland project was that many EDA officials were not accustomed to working in urban areas.

9.The politics-administration dichotomy refers to the separation of political decision-making processes from program administration.

10.One of the central problems in evaluating public programs is uncertainty about the reliability of performance indicators.

11.Controlled experimentation is one of the most complex and costly evaluation designs, requiring a great deal of precision in application.

12.There has been a long-term trend toward more partnerships and shared government policy making with active participation from both private and public stakeholders.

13.No bid and limited competition contracts are not controversial and are viewed favorably by many citizens and politicians.

14.Program evaluation is an easy concept for organizations to execute in an unbiased and objective manner.