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1
A significant part of the governmental activity of any state is necessarily not under close political control.
A)True
B)False
2
"Good" public administration requires flexibility in dealing with special cases.
A)True
B)False
3
Bureaucrats are the nerve endings of the political system bringing political decisions to the level of the people.
A)True
B)False
4
It is harder to evaluate success of employees in public administration than in private business.
A)True
B)False
5
The office of ombudsman is a vehicle for policy enforcement.
A)True
B)False
6
The larger the bureaucracy, the greater its homeostatic qualities.
A)True
B)False
7
In the United States, the ombudsmen and referenda are used at lower levels of politics but not at the level of the central government.
A)True
B)False
8
Protected incompetence refers to the ability of the bureaucracy to expose the inadequacies of the political leadership.
A)True
B)False
9
The movement toward "social representativeness" is pressing for the election of political bureaucrats.
A)True
B)False
10
Often, international organizations or foreign aid donors approach African government agencies assuming that the agencies have the same bureaucratic culture that Western states have resulting in effectiveness and frustration.
A)True
B)False





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