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1 According to the Revised Garbage Can Model the decision making process is a Chaotic 2 According to the Revised Garbage Can Model the decision making process can understood in the context of a Streams that operate independently 3 The three streams of the revised garbage can model of decision making 4 The three streams of the revised garbage can model of decision making are operate interdependently a Problem Political and Policy separate and operate independently a True 5 The stream refers to an understanding of how and why one set of problems rather than another comes to occupy officials attention a Problem 6 The stream represents the pulse of the nation as conveyed through 7 The stream is where administrators technocrats researchers and public and special interest campaigns a Political political staffers formulate policy proposals a Policy 8 Policy advocates increase their chances of influencing the agenda setting process given the convergence of a The problem political and policy streams 9 When a problem emerges and the political climate is ripe for certain policy preference a widens a Policy window 10 The Revised Garbage Can style of decision making assumes that a diverse group of individuals will act in consultative capacity 11 The Participatory model is advantageous insofar as provide decision a False makers with a wealth of information a Interest groups 12 Organizations that are said to be more inclined to underemphasize organizational values and goals and overemphasize the values and goals of clientele groups are a Captive organizations 13 Consistent with European oligarchies the American system of government was founded on the principle of popular sovereignty the embodiment of which is the right to participate in the electoral process 14 In contrast to participatory decision making and pluralism elite theory assumes that a selected few are afforded the privilege of making decisions 15 From a decision making perspective being one of the elite may center on an a Knowledge level Education or Status in a public organization a False a True individual s a a a a a a a a a 16 Public choice theory is a school of thought derived from a Microeconomics 17 Public choice theorists underscore the importance of social equity 18 Public choice theorists underscore the importance of False Efficiency 19 The primary goal of groupthink styled decision making group is to maintain a Maintain power and cohesiveness 20 Groupthink is characterized by freewheeling something often observed and encouraged in brainstorming False 21 Groupthink is characterized by Extreme conformity options listed below 22 The circumstances under which groupthink occurs tend to coincide with the 1 directive leadership 2 group homogeneity 3 isolation from outside influences 23 Participatory decision making assumes That a diverse group of individuals will act in a consultative capacity 24 Elite theory assumes That a select few are afforded the privilege of making decisions 25 The political decision making model assumes That intra organization coalitions compete for influence 26 Public choice theory is derived from a Microeconomics 27 Public choice theory assumes that Self interest determines how decisions are made bureaucrats make decisions that minimize risk and maximize rewards 28 Fundamental change is difficult to achieve via incrementalism because it a Perpetuates and condones the status quo 29 Which of the following is NOT one of the circumstances which tends to encourage groupthink a The three circumstances are directive leadership group homogeneity and isolation 30 Rationalization is a symptom of groupthink because a Shared rationalizations are used to dismiss warning signs of the potential dangers of groupthink 31 Which of the following are NOT means of helping to avoid groupthink 32 Taking risks is central to creative decision making 33 Effective brainstorming entails quantity over quality a a True a True 34 In the revised garbage can model the problem political and public streams steer the decision making process a False public should say policy 35 The first step of decision making is setting an objective a False pinpointing the problem 36 To remain in the running a course of action should meet some of the must objective and it should meet all of the want objectives a False ALL of the must objectives and SOME of the want 37 When formulating alternative courses of action a decision maker should ask whether the problem has existed before a True 38 Wilson champions the Public Administration must emerge as a profession that is all of the below EXCEPT a Public Administrators must be responsible professional and objectives efficient 39 Consistent with the notions of the nineteenth century reformers like Wilson and Goodnow twentieth century analysts acknowledged the reality that appointed administrative officials function in an apolitical environment a False often take lead in making policy while lower level public officials often interpret policies 40 The assumption that politics and administration could be separated was ultimately disregarded as utopian a True 41 Since they are endowed with great discretion public administrators fall victim to policy preferences from all sorts of stakeholders most notably a Interest groups legislators media groups ad rank and file citizens 42 Massively dense documents filled with calculations and figures are a Budgets 43 According to the incremental approach the best decisions are logical that is decision makers try to meticulously account for every possible consequence involved in choosing one course of action over another a False rational comprehensive school of decision making Incremental approach decisions must be both satisfactory and sufficient that is decision makers choose a course of action that is good enough until a better one presents itself called muddling through 44 The rational comprehensive school of decision making argues that pressures resulting from crises and deadlines limit the amount of time available for detailed analysis a False incremental approach 45 The reflects the successes and failures of the various contenders agencies and departments fighting to avoid budget cuts through their relationships with powerful people and elected officials 46 Through their exercise of wide discretion street level bureaucrats a Budget essentially make policy a True a Management 47 strive to lessen the autonomy of lower level bureaucrats 48 The relationship between managers


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