Ethics in Public Administration Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Ethics in Public Administration explores the principles and challenges of ethical behavior within government and public sector organizations. The course examines foundational ethical theories and their application to public service, focusing on accountability, integrity, transparency, and the role of personal values in decision-making. Through analysis of case studies and current events, students learn to identify and address ethical dilemmas, understand regulatory frameworks, and appreciate the significance of public trust. The course also discusses strategies for promoting ethical conduct and developing codes of ethics in public organizations.
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Public Administration in Canada 2nd Edition by Paul Barker
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Chapter 1: What Is Public Administration
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Q1) The size and role of the public service in Canada was downsized in the 1990s.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The term public administration is more easily defined than explained.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) 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
Answer: C
Q4) Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is an example of a non-profit organization.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Values and Ethics in Public Administration
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Q1) Policy decisions are non-political.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Public servants have significant influence on the final decisions on major public policy issues.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following values states that "federal public servants are entrusted to use and care for public resources responsibly"?
A)stewardship
B)excellence
C)integrity
D)neutrality
Answer: A
Q4) Professional values stress beliefs relating to efficiency and excellence.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Public Administration and Organization Theory:
The Structural Foundation
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Q1) Job classifications are still part of the human resource management regime governing public service.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Gulick and Urwick contributed to the theory of organizational behaviour by publicising other people's ideas.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following theorists is <b>NOT</b> a neo-classical theorist?
A)Frederick Taylor
B)Herbert Simon
C)Chester Barnard
D)Philip Selznick
Answer: A
Q4) POSDCORB was a term identified by Henri Fayol.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Public Administration and Organization Theory:
The Humanistic Response and Beyond
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Q1) Contingency Theory is a form of modern structural theory.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a hygiene factor?
A)achievement
B)growth
C)salary
D)advancement
Q3) What new discoveries about the nature of production in the workforce were realised as a result of the Hawthorne experiments?
A)It is possible to identify one best way.
B)Workers must be induced to work harder by offering them economic incentives.
C)Modifications in the level of an employee's psychological satisfaction and new social interactions can lead to increased production.
D)All employees will try to minimize their workload.
Q4) Re-freezing an organization refers to identifying current dysfunctional behaviour and helping that organization to unlearn that behaviour.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Public Administration and Organization Theory:
The New Public Management, Governance, and Beyond
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Q1) Which of the following theories centres on the promotion of the common good and emphasizes collaboration between multiple stakeholders?
A)Public Value Governance
B)Digital Era Governance
C)Managerial Reform
D)New Public Governance
Q2) How can we best describe Canada's approach to public sector reform with the adoption of New Public Management?
A)more moderate and less discernible than the UK, New Zealand, and Australia.
B)the most extreme approach in the Western world
C)about the same as the UK, New Zealand, and Australia
D)nonexistent since Canada never adopted the NPM model
Q3) Which of the following are characteristics of Post-Bureaucratic organizations?
A)organization-centred
B)status quo-oriented
C)budget-driven
D)results-oriented
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Chapter 6: Government Departments and Central Agencies
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Q1) Who heads the executive branch in provinces?
A)the governor-general
B)the lieutenant-governor
C)the governor-in-council
D)the premier
Q2) Which of the following is a central agency?
A)Department of Justice
B)Department of National Defence
C)Department of Finance
D)Employment and Social Development Canada
Q3) Who are known as the "superbureacrats"?
A)deputy ministers
B)retired bureaucrats
C)senior public servants
D)public servants working in central agencies
Q4) The House of Commons is part of the executive branch of government in Canada.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Crown Agencies
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Q1) What type of entity is the Canadian Human Rights Commission?
A)regulatory agency
B)administrative tribunal
C)Crown corporation
D)mixed enterprise
Q2) Alberta has privatized the retailing of liquor.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Ministers and Cabinet do not have any say in appointing directors and chairs of corporation boards and agencies.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following has <b>NOT</b> been privatized and still remains a Crown corporation (as of 2017)?
A)Canada Post
B)Petro Canada
C)Air Canada
D)Canadian National Railway
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Chapter 8: Alternative Service Delivery ASD
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Q1) One goal of Government 2.0 is to make government more open and transparent through technology.
A)True
B)False
Q2) There are about 14 different service agencies in Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Service Canada is currently part of Employment and Social Development Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Similar to public-private partnerships, which other type of service delivery shares decision-making authority with their private sector partners?
A)community enterprises
B)special operating agencies
C)statutory agencies
D)Crown corporations
Q5) Special operating agencies must report to the deputy minister.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Executive and the Bureaucracy
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Q1) In addition to incorporating values, public servants also exercise power.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All cabinet committee members are chosen by individual ministers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following central agencies have an advisory relationship to the Prime Minister?
A)Treasury Board Secretariat and the Prime Minister's Office
B)Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office
C)Treasury Board and the Prime Minister's Office
D)Privy Council Office and the Department of Finance
Q4) What is the maximum number of pages allowed for a memorandum of cabinet?
A)10!
B)20!
C)50!
D)There is no page limit!
Q5) Cabinet committees are an integral part of the political executive.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Relations
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Q1) Which of the following is <b>NOT</b> considered a major player in the minister's office?
A)the director of communications
B)the senior special assistant to parliamentary affairs
C)the chief of staff
D)the director of policy
Q2) One of the Deputy minister's functions is to manage the department.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A successful department requires that the deputy minister "manage down."
A)True
B)False
Q4) Many of the departmental responsibilities are prescribed in law.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There are no individual statutes to specify the duties of the minister in relation to the department.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: The Legislature and the Bureaucracy
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Q1) The Office of the Ethics Commissioner administers the Conflict of Interest Code.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which department was responsible for the sponsorship program?
A)Department of Justice
B)Department of Public Works and Government Services
C)Heritage Canada
D)Department of Finance
Q3) Who passed legislation in 2006 to incorporate the new position of accounting officer into the responsibilities of the deputy minister?
A)Stephen Harper
B)Jean Chretien
C)Paul Martin
D)Brian Mulroney
Q4) Currently, how many standing committees exist?
A)2!
B)10!
C)12!
D)24!
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Chapter 12: The Judiciary and the Bureaucracy
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Q1) Which section of the <i>Constitution Act</i> of 1867 grants the provinces exclusive authority over the administration of justice in the provinces?
A)Section 91!
B)Section 92!
C)Section 96!
D)Section 99!
Q2) The judiciary is independent from the executive and the legislative branches of government.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What type of law is derived from custom and judicial precedent?
A)civil law
B)common law
C)constitutional law
D)administrative law
Q4) Section 7 of the <i>Charter of Rights and Freedoms</i> stipulates that everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Intergovernmental Administrative Relations
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Q1) Which of the following is historically accurate regarding federal-provincial policy relations?
A)Ottawa has never included the provinces in any negotiations involving international trade agreements.
B)Provinces have voiced their support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade.
C)Climate change policy is a responsibility of both orders of government.
D)During the Harper years, the relationship between the federal and the provincial governments continued to strengthen in relation to child care policies.
Q2) Provincial and territorial health plans must respect the five principles of Medicare in order to be eligible for Canada Health Transfer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The very first period of federalism is known as classical federalism. A)True
B)False
Q4) Emergency federalism was only applied during the Depression era.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Non-Governmental Actors and the Bureaucracy
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Q1) Which level of public involvement tries to involve the public more actively in government affairs?
A)Level 1!
B)Level 2!
C)Level 3!
D)Level 4!
Q2) Groups are advised to attempt to influence policy at the earliest possible stage of its development.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which level of public involvement has the purpose to inform and educate the public on an issue of importance?
A)Level 1!
B)Level 2!
C)Level 3!
D)Level 4!
Q4) Issue-oriented groups are more organized than institutionalized groups.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: The Management of Human Resources
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Q1) As of 2014, which occupational category is the largest in terms of full-time employees?
A)executive group
B)administrative and foreign service
C)operational
D)technical
Q2) Which of the following is also known as the Royal Commission on Government Organization?
A)Lambert Commission
B)Glassco Commission
C)Civil Service Commission
D)D'Avignon Committee
Q3) According to a 2001 survey, the morale of public sector employees has risen.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following immediately replaced the Canadian Public Agency?
A)The Human Resources Council
B)External Advisory Committee on Senior Level Retention and Compensation
C)Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada
D)The Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer
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Chapter 16: Representative Bureaucracy and Employment Equity
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Q1) Which section stipulates that preferential treatment for groups that have historically been disadvantaged does not constitute reverse discrimination?
A)Section 1!
B)Section 7!
C)Section 15!
D)Section 25!
Q2) Among the four designated groups, visible minorities are still consistently slightly under-represented in the Executive group.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following fall under the employment equity program?
A)seniors
B)Francophones
C)members of the LGBT community
D)aboriginal peoples
Q4) Pay Equity stands for " equal pay for equal work."
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: The Budgetary Process
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Q1) Which of the following best describes performance budgeting?
A)It only measures the inputs used.
B)It only measures the outputs attained.
C)It establishes a relationship between inputs employed and outputs attained.
D)It is characterized by small annual adjustments in spending, accompanied by occasional large increases or decreases in expenditure.
Q2) When does the budgetary cycle conclude?
A)It concludes when the Finance Minister presents the budget in the House of Commons.
B)It concludes when the House Standing Committee on Finance presents the budget.
C)It concludes when the Privy Council Office releases the budget consultation process.
D)It ends when the Cabinet reviews the budget strategy.
Q3) Which of the following includes a management improvement focus that also provides decision makers with cost-minimization techniques?
A)line-item budgeting
B)performance budgeting
C)program budgeting
D)incremental budgeting
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