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Public Management explores the principles, strategies, and practices involved in the effective leadership and administration of public sector organizations. The course examines topics such as organizational theory, public policy implementation, budgeting and financial management, human resource management, accountability, and ethics in government. Students will analyze contemporary challenges facing public managers, including the impact of globalization, technological advancements, and public expectations. By integrating case studies and real-world examples, the course equips students with the skills and knowledge required to navigate and lead within complex governmental and non-profit environments.
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Administrative Law Bureaucracy in a Democracy 6th Edition by Daniel E. Hall
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Agencies may be created by all three branches of the federal government.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) While some scholars have referred to administrative agencies as the fourth branchof government,after creation,most administrative agencies fall under the aegis or control of the _____ branch.
Answer: executive
Q3) Which source of administrative law is a comprehensive statute governing the procedures that agencies must follow when performing their functions?
A) Administrative procedure act
B) Constitution
C) Enabling statute
D) Executive order
Answer: A
Q4) Heads of executive agencies are nominated by the _____ of the United States andconfirmed by the Senate of the United States.
Answer: President
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Chapter 2: Bureaucracy and Democracy
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Q1) Which article in the U.S.Constitution contains the Necessary and Proper Clause,which provides that Congress may enact all laws necessary and proper to carry out Congress's other enumerated powers?
A) Article I
B) Article II
C) Article III
D) Article IV
Answer: A
Q2) Article II of the Constitution gives Congress the power to delegate the appointment of inferior agency officers to agency heads.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Federal judges appointed under Article III of the Constitution are appointed for ten-year renewable terms.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Agency Discretion
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Q1) Which of the following is not a limitation on agency discretion?
A) The law
B) Enforcement of criminal sanctions against the agency head
C) Public accountability
D) All of the above are limitations on agency discretion.
Answer: B
Q2) Arbitration results in a final decision.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has no authority to compelarbitration but it is charged,by statute,to encourage arbitration.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) A declaratory order is a(n)_____ equivalent of a judicial declaratory judgment.
Answer: administrative
Q5) As a general rule,the courts are to defer to an agency's _____ ofits congressional mandates.
Answer: interpretation
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Chapter 4: The Requirement of Fairness
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Q1) Which of the following is the least stringent due process test?
A) The substantial relationship test
B) The strict scrutiny test
C) The reasonable relationship test
D) The rational relationship test
Q2) Following the Goldberg decision,which of the following is an incorrect statement?
A) Eighty percent of those who demanded a Goldberg hearing were determined ineligible for welfare benefits, as initially determined.
B) Ninety-two percent of Goldberg-type appeals were lost.
C) The cost to provide benefits to the 92% of applicants who lost their appeals in Michigan alone was approximately half a million dollars in 1971.
D) Most termination decisions were appealed.
Q3) At one time,interests in receiving governmental rights or entitlements were notcovered by due process requirements.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the main three interests protected by the Due Process Clauses.
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Chapter 5: Delegation
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Q1) Explain why the U.S.Supreme Court invalidated delegations created by Congress during the Great Depression to confront the serious economic crisis.Cite at least one case to support your answer.
Q2) Explain why delegation to a private party must serve the public interest.
Q3) The _____ principle is the doctrine that requires Congress to provide agencies with legitimate,comprehensible guidelines to limit the authority of the agency whenexercising delegated rulemaking authority.
Q4) The nondelegation doctrine has less applicability in matters of ____ affairs than it does in domestic affairs.
Q5) In Panama Refining Co.v.Ryan,the U.S.Supreme Court upheld the validity of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA)created during the Great Depression. A)True B)False
Q6) In the U.S.Supreme Court case _____ decided in 1963,the U.S.Supreme Court upheld delegation of power to the U.S.Secretary of the Interior over water from the Colorado River.
Q7) Explain three ways how a delegation by Congress may violate the U.S.Constitution.
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Chapter 6: Agency Rulemaking
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Q1) Published agency rulings become final and binding if not appealed within:
A) 10 days of publication
B) 15 days of publication
C) 30 days of publication
D) 45 days of publication
Q2) Formal rulemaking procedures require a public hearing conducted before a jury.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Agencies employing informal rulemaking rely primarily on:
A) oral testimony by interested parties
B) written testimony by interested parties
C) research conducted by the agency itself with no other input
D) research conducted by the Congress with no other input
Q4) The APA does not require that the following factor be considered when determiningthe appropriateness of negotiated rulemaking in a given situation:
A) the need for a rule
B) whether it's likely that a committee will reach a decision
C) the experience and qualifications of committee members
D) the likelihood that the agency will use the negotiated rule
Q5) Explain the differences between formal and informal rulemaking.
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Chapter 7: Agency Investigations and Information Collection
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Q1) Faye has sold illegal drugs.On her personal home computer,she has kept records ofthe sales along with a detailed accounting of her profits.When she doesn't complete herincome taxes on time,her home is raided and the computer is seized pursuant to a validsearch warrant.The information on her computer is privileged under the FifthAmendment and may not be used against her.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ____ is when a record producer is required to provide records to the agency.
Q3) The Office of Management and Budget looks at 10 separate elements before it mayestablish a new reporting requirement.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss whether mandatory AIDS testing of prison inmates without having probable cause or a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment.
Q5) Regarding the issuance of subpoenas in federal court:
A) the requesting party need not show materiality or relevance
B) the requesting party must show reasonable cause
C) the requesting party must show probable cause
D) the requesting party must show a compelling governmental interest
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Chapter 8: Formal Adjudications
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Q1) A proceeding involving an agency's charge that a person has violated a regulation iscalled a(n)_____.
Q2) Licensing decisions made by agencies are considered orders.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The APA requires that people or organizations be given a minimum of 30 days noticeregarding any hearings to which they are a party.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The rule of necessity allows an agency to conduct an immediate hearing withoutadequate notice when an emergency exists.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Written questions presented to a party to be answered under oath and in writing are called _____.
Q6) Rulemaking decisions made by agencies are considered orders.
A)True
B)False
Q7) There is no findings requirement for ____adjudications (hearings).
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Chapter 9: Accountability Through Reviewability
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Q1) Equitable estoppel applies to the government and private litigants equally.
A)True
B)False
Q2) For an organization to maintain a lawsuit:
A) at least one member must satisfy the requisites of standing
B) at least 10% of the members must satisfy the requisites of standing
C) at least 25% of the members must satisfy the requisites of standing
D) at least 51% of the members must satisfy the requisites of standing
Q3) Which of the following is not an essential element to laches?
A) There is a likelihood that the asserting party's claim will be redressed by a favorable
B) The party against whom laches is asserted must have been aware of the right or claim
C) There must have been an unreasonable delay in asserting the claim.
D) The delay in asserting the claim must cause the adverse party to suffer some prejudice.
Q4) In the federal system,most review authority is derived from _____.
Q5) The _____ Act requires that the form of a lawsuit be as provided for by statute.
Q6) Time limitations established by Congress are _____enforced by federal courts.
Q7) Explain the common law writs for review.
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Chapter 10: Accountability Through Accessibility
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Q1) The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)permits for _____examination of recordsconducted by the presiding judge,usually in chambers outside the presence of the public,to preserve the confidentiality of documents while giving the judge the opportunity toreview the records and make an informed decision.
Q2) When an agency is required to disclose a document but blacks out or otherwiseconceals exempted information,the information is said to be:
A) redacted
B) revoked
C) rescinded
D) repealed
Q3) An employee brings an action against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),alleging that the VA violated the Privacy Act by disclosing to his union representative his HIV-positive status and his use of marijuana for medical purposes.Discuss the purpose of the Privacy Act.
Q4) It is the obligation of the party seeking to review a document to prove that thedocument does not fall within an FOIA exception prohibiting its review.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Accountability Through Liability
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Q1) Law enforcement officers enjoy absolute immunity:
A) when testifying in court
B) during investigations
C) when conducting warrantless searches and arrests
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Q2) Color of law means legal,authorized,or required by the law.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Absolute immunity is:
A) freedom from being sued for performing certain functions
B) freedom from liability for performing certain functions
C) freedom from punitive damages but not compensatory damages
D) freedom from compensatory damages but not punitive damages
Q4) A lawsuit against an officer in his or her official capacity is the same as suing thegovernment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Prosecutors are protected by only_____ immunity when performing investigative,law enforcement,and administrative functions.
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