Pmap Test One

Front 1

relationship between citizens and government

Back 1

1.conflicting opinions about public servants an appropriate size and rolls of gov.

Front 2

Trust in government tends to ____ during emergencies and __ when crisis is over

Back 2

surges: decline

Front 3

Role of Government

Back 3

now a central role in many spects of social life.
complex modern society increases potential conflict requiring more collective action

Front 4

reasons to study public administration

Back 4

role in public safety
interdependence of business, np,and gov sectors
role in economy

Front 5

***Public Administration

Back 5

process of translating public policies into results

A. relationship btwn public administration and public policy(implementation of law and policy)
B. executive branch important central focus
C.the importance of managerial dimension or political process and institutions.

Front 6

how Cproof defines Public Administration

Back 6

"the managerial and political processes that occur in the executive , legislation, and judicial branches for the purpose of creating, implementing, and assessing public policy"

Front 7

***organizational theory

Back 7

Study of organizational designs and organizational structures, relationship of organizations with their external environment, and the behavior of managers and technocrats within organizations. It suggests ways in which an organization can cope with rapid change.

Front 8

organizational theory beliefs

Back 8

some argue conflict is always the same, others that political conflict is always at the center of management life, and most ..since public authority affects some behavior of processes of all organizations, it makes all organizations not 100% pure public nor private.

Front 9

***public bureaucracy

Back 9

A type of business structure popular among governments and public administrations that were influenced by the thinking of Max Weber. Although often associated with excessive paperwork in modern times, a bureaucratic organization was originally intended to have a hierarchical or pyramidal structure to help achieve the most rational and efficient operation at the lowest cost.
**the organizations charged with public administration

Front 10

differences between business and public administration

Back 10

power often defused in political system by intent, more clear in corporate

public decisions open,
bus more private

Front 11

public agencies drive their power from ?

Back 11

1. expertise
2. size and stability
3. administrative authority

Front 12

***administrative responsibility

Back 12

processes and results of holding accountable to elected officials and individuals responsible within the bureaucracy for specific actions

Front 13

public trust in government has fluctuated..stats

Back 13

43%1958
78% 1980
48%2002

Front 14

public demand for services has steadily ______.

Back 14

increased