MPA Master of Public Administration 3

Question 1

Which ethical framework holds that the morality of an action is determined solely by its consequences and the greatest good for the greatest number?

Accepted Answer

Utilitarianism

Answer

Utilitarianism, associated with Bentham and Mill, judges actions by their outcomes — specifically whether they maximize overall happiness or welfare.

Question 2

In program evaluation, a 'logic model' is used primarily to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Map the relationship between program inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes

Answer

A logic model visually represents the theory of change, linking resources and activities to expected short- and long-term outcomes.

Question 3

Which principle of public finance holds that those who use a government service should bear its costs?

Accepted Answer

Benefits principle

Answer

The benefits principle of taxation argues that individuals should pay taxes in proportion to the benefits they receive from government services.

Question 4

Street-level bureaucrats, as described by Michael Lipsky, are significant because they effectively make policy through which mechanism?

Accepted Answer

Exercising discretion in individual client interactions

Answer

Lipsky argued that frontline workers (teachers, police, social workers) shape policy in practice through the discretionary decisions they make with individual clients.

Question 5

Which intergovernmental grant type gives recipient governments the broadest discretion over how to spend federal funds?

Accepted Answer

Block grant

Answer

Block grants consolidate multiple categorical programs into a single grant with fewer strings attached, giving states and localities wider latitude in spending decisions.

MPA - Master of Public Administration Practice Test

MPA - Master of Public Administration Practice Test

MPA Master of Public Administration 3