(Solved): PAF 300 Quiz #7 Score for this quiz: 10 out of 10...

PAF 300 Quiz #7

Score for this quiz: 10 out of 10

Submitted Apr 21 at 12:52pm

Question 1

1 / 1 pts

At the core of legislative oversight is a profound paradox: although much of what legislatures do is oversight, in one form or another, oversight tends to rank low among legislative priorities.

•   True
•   False

 Question 2

1 / 1 pts

A strategy of legislative oversight of bureaucracy based on instigation and response to crises and problems is:

•   Fire alarm oversight
•   Poor management
•   Fraud control oversight
•   Police patrol oversight

 Question 3

1 / 1 pts

Which type of committee can initiate, review and report out bills and resolutions in particular subject-matter areas (labor, commerce, education, and foreign affairs)?

•   House Ways and Means committee
•   authorizing committees
•    appropriations committees
•   government operations committees

 Question 4

1 / 1 pts

Congress's ability to monitor administrative activities effectively depends on its access to information, most of it generated in the judicial branch.

•   Truect!
•   False

Question 5

1 / 1 pts

In the GAO's (Government Accountability Office) changing role, it has moved from cost accounting to program auditing.

•   True
•   False

 Question 6

1 / 1 pts

Local governments typically have a separate, GAO-style staff.

•   True
•   False

 Question 7

1 / 1 pts

The foundation of accountability is:!

•   Voluntary compliance
•   At-will employment
•   Appropriate fines for violation
•   Strict penalties

 Question 8

1 / 1 pts

Standard setting sets boundaries, incentives, and penalties.

•   True
•   False

 Question 9

1 / 1 pts

An effective accountability system cannot be expected to monitor whether the standards are met.

•   True!
•   False

 Question 10

1 / 1 pts

Accountability is a matter of balancing internal __________ with external __________.

•   norms; processes
•   ideals; influences
•   traditions; programs
•   favors; pressures