DINSTINCTIONS OF CONCEPTS ABOUT POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION Flashcards
Involves activities of
decision making that either
involve a huge group of people
or involves their resources
within the system of
governance.
Politics
On the other
hand, is the body that is responsible
for the effective application of the
policies made in the public interest.
The __________ is an activity
within the bureaucratic system.
Administration
Plays an important role after the
policies are drafted.
Administration
It is important to note that the activities of administration must be independent of politics for
smoother functioning. (T or F)
True
Is that _________ is essential before and
during the drafting of policies
Politics
Some academicians believe that the nature of administration is remarkably like business,
although there is no production involved. (T or F)
True
Conflict in administration is not
desired.
Administration
Activities within _________ are concerned with the management of resources.
Administration
politics, opinions, debates, and ideological dichotomies are not important in
administration. (T or F)
True
The body that is responsible
for the implementation of the
drafted policies is known as
___________.
Administration
Conflict is an important
characteristic nature of the
conflict. It is a desired trait for
better functioning.
Politics
The activities such as
discussion, expression and
policy drafting for the
governance and allocation of
resources are collectively
called _______.
Politics
_________ is driven by polar
opinions and expression
Politics
The legislative is responsible
for the formation of political
policies.
Politics
__________ is a committed
management body
Administration
The executive is responsible
for the implementation of these
policies.
Administration
Opinions play a particularly important role in ________. People can have different political
aspirations depending on their ideologies and beliefs.
Politics
David Easton defined ________ ‘the authoritative allocation of resources’.
Politics
the influence and tasks of the politicians and the administration are somewhat
depending on local articles of association and the character of the matters concerned. (T or F)
True
The art of being elected and staying elected
Politics
a legally binding plan or regulation should be implemented by the administration.
It means that if an application for a building permit conforms to such regulations the decision
should in principle be under the administrative realm. (T or F)
True
In a government, _______ has a close association with ‘policy drafting’.
Politics
Public servants, usually non-elected individuals are responsible for the _____________ of
government policies.
Administration
_________ is the process of administering or overseeing a body or an organization, usually
somewhat big, like a government. It involves meticulous management and organization skills.
Administration
___________ in a democracy is usually carried out by a body called executives.
Administration
The _______ includes any part of the economy that is controlled by government entities
and public enterprises.
Public Sector
public administration is a subfield
of political science. ( T or F)
True
Is a professional and academic discipline that studies the application of
government policy and public services to advance the interests of society.
Public Administration
is a focused field of study that evaluates the theory and practice of
governments at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Political Science
It is central to the process of implementing and managing public programs.
Public Administration
This discipline involves researching political events to theorize the source of societal
outcomes and to predict how political activities may impact future events.
Political Science
_________ includes an analysis of conditions and changes in society that may lead to
political activity in certain circumstances.
Policymaking
This information is valuable to a public administration because government leaders can use it
to create policies and accords that serve the interests of the people they will affect.
Political Science
Consists of those measures which are taken to attain the given goals.
They end in outputs for the benefit of stakeholders in society, which ultimately are intended to
trigger off the desired outcomes.
Policy Implementation
Classic approaches assume that public administration has a pure function of ____________
Policy Implementation
the administration makes its own policies within the limits of its possibilities even if it is
independent of any political parties. (T or F)
True
Thanks to its well-founded technical knowledge, however, the _____________ also has an
essential influence at the stage of ____________ , for instance by
- unofficially initiating or even pre-formulating parliamentary motions,
- commenting on political initiatives,
- playing the leading part in the drafting of legal texts, and
- exerting an influence on the preparation of the annual budget bill.
Administration, policy making
In the context of governance, Administration is the body dedicated to the implementation of
rules and policies devised for public welfare. This form of administration can also be called
_______________.
Public Administration
Administration in a democracy is usually carried out by a body called ____________.
Executives
politics prescribes the goals which the
administration will have to attain in purely __________.
True, technical terms
