PADM 3420 Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
principal-agent relationship - ANSWERSthe principal is the owner of the property (politicians), and the agent is who works for the principal (bureaucrats)
problem:mismatch between interests
control: reduce autonomy & limit resources with constrain...
principal-agent relationship - ANSWERSthe principal is the owner of the property (politicians), and the
agent is who works for the principal (bureaucrats)
problem:mismatch between interests
control: reduce autonomy & limit resources with constraints
information asymmetry - ANSWERSthe agent/bureaucrat knows more because they're specialized
Autonomy - ANSWERSindependence, being out of control. determinants are the rules that shape the
level of autonomy bureaucrats have
resource extraction - ANSWERSthe authority, budget, and personnel
determinants are political support
types of goods - ANSWERSprivate, club, common, public
Departments Performing Essential Government Functions - ANSWERSState, Treasury, Defense
Departments Reflecting the Needs of a Growing Nation - ANSWERSJustice, Interior
Departments Reflecting National Priorities - ANSWERShealth & human services, housing & urban
development, transportation, energy, homeland security
New Clientele Departments - ANSWERSEducation, Veterans Affairs
, Independent Agencies - ANSWERSReport directly to Congress or the President
ex: NASA, EPA, Smithsonian
government corporation - ANSWERSa business owned and operated by the federal government
ex: Federal Reserve, Post Office
Weber's views the bureaucracy - ANSWERSshould be run more like a business
1.) formal hierarchical structure
2.) management by rules
3.) organization by functional specialty
4.) purposely impersonal
5.) employment based on technical qualifications
Proxy Administration - ANSWERSThe government's use of indirect means to deliver public goods and
services, such as contracting, grants-in-aid, loan guarantees, and government-sponsored enterprises
Federal Personnel System - ANSWERSCareer Civil Service, Senior Executive Service, Separate Merit
Systems, Expected Service, Executive Schedule
competitive civil service - ANSWERSthe government offices to which people are appointed on the basis
of merit
Senior Executive Service - ANSWERShigher positions, GS 16-18, 10% are appointed, do not have job
security
Separate Merit System - ANSWERS30% of agencies have own merit system
Ex: Post Office
Expected Service - ANSWERSAppointment of officials not based on the criteria specified by OPM
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