Types of Government Officials and Autonomy Concepts

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What does oligarchy refer to?

  • Government of the masses
  • Government of the middle class
  • Government of the youth
  • Government of the elite (correct)

What is the guardian bureaucracy's role in administration?

  • To monitor environmental policies
  • To manage foreign relations
  • To control economic regulations
  • To safeguard the administration from abusers (correct)

What is the meaning of democracy?

  • Rule of the appointed officials
  • Rule of the people (correct)
  • Rule of the few
  • Rule of the elite

What does New Public Management emphasize?

<p>Importing private sector ideas into public sector management (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory states that there is no single best way to lead an organization?

<p>Contingency Theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do market-oriented reforms typically involve?

<p>Privatization of public services (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of government system aims to give autonomy to local government units?

<p>Federalism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is someone chosen by a higher authority to have a position in the government?

<p>Bureaucrat (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a written constitution and an unwritten constitution?

<p>Whether the rules are codified in a formal book (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a task typically associated with bureaucrats?

<p>Protecting public interest (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of a unitary government system?

<p>Maintaining centralized control (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of official obtains their position through a direct vote by the people?

<p>Elected official (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Human Relations Theory, what motivates employees more than monetary rewards?

<p>Attention and camaraderie (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed Systems Theory to explain how public administration activities are coordinated within systems?

<p>Ludwig Von Bertalanffy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory views the policymaking process as a battlefield involving legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups?

<p>Public Choice Theory (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which government system does a strong central government control subnational/local governments' actions?

<p>Unitary Government (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws in the political system described?

<p>Legislative (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key feature of Federalism as described in the text?

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