Deck 1: What Is Public Administration

Question 1

The human resources management system is less complicated and rigid in government than in the private sector.

Answer 1

False
The human resources management system is more complicated and rigid in government than in the private sector.

Question 2

The private sector is more willing to accept risks than the public sector.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which type of institution mandates Canadian content in various cultural products?

A)Crown corporations
B)government departments
C)independent tribunals
D)regulatory agencies

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following represents the total value of goods and services in Canada?

A)Program Expenses Index
B)Gross Domestic Product
C)Canadian Population Index
D)Public Service Workforce Index

Question 5

What is the system of authority, people, offices, and methods that governments use to achieve their objectives called?

A)public bureaucracy
B)public administration
C)private administration
D)public interest

Question 6

"Excessive bureaucratic influence" focuses on the large role of public servants in the making of public policy, and a belief that they decide on major policy initiatives.

Question 7

In which decade did the academic study of public administration started to flourish?

A)1960s!
B)1970s!
C)1980s!
D)1990s!

Question 8

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is an example of a non-profit organization.

Question 9

The term public administration is more easily defined than explained.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the "post-deficit" era?

A)the federal government's first fiscal surplus in nearly 30 years in the late 1990s
B)the global recession of 2008-2009
C)former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's attempt to re-balance the budget in 2014
D)the oil shocks of 1973

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT considered a public servant?

A)civil servant
B)senior politician
C)bureaucrat
D)government employees

Question 12

Which of the following trends has been the fastest growing trend between 1983 and 2015?

A)program spending
B)population
C)the economy
D)public service

Question 13

In private administration, what is usually considered the "bottom line"?

A)service
B)profit
C)human resources
D)accountability

Question 14

In comparison to the private sector, public servants are expected to adhere to more objectives and to act in ways that result in a lesser degree of efficiency.

Question 15

The first degree program in Canadian Public Administration was established at Carleton University.

Question 16

The size and role of the public service in Canada was downsized in the 1990s.

Question 17

Non-profit organizations are private organizations.

Question 18

Which of the following government activities is considered a regulatory function?

A)delivery of social services
B)administration of grants
C)prevention of unsafe work places
D)maintenance of roads and highways

Question 19

There is greater emphasis on accountability in the private sector than in the public sector.