Author Question: One significant difficulty with assessing the effectiveness of government agencies is that ... (Read 23 times)

Wadzanai · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

One significant difficulty with assessing the effectiveness of government agencies is that government often allows them to set their own standards for what constitutes acceptable outcomes. One way in which this can be fixed is to

A) give initial grants offered to states where the problems are too big to motivate compliance.
B) give the federal government sufficient bureaucratic manpower to analyze the data it needs to make good decisions..
C) question the constitutionality of such agencies' agendas.
D) ensure evaluations are objective through evidence-based policymaking.
E) ensure evaluations are subjective through a focus on the biggest problem-areas first.

Question 2

Which act held agencies accountable for their performance?

A) Government Performance and Results Act
B) Agency Accountability Reform Act
C) Agency Review Act
D) Government Analysis Reform Act
E) Bureaucratic Control Act