Question

Which of the following approaches to evaluations best fits the following description: Analysis of where a policy should be versus where it is in terms of accomplishment?

a. Measuring Change b. Needs Assessment c. Process Evaluation d. Experiment

Which of the following would be an accurate description of the federal bureaucracy?

	a.	Although not mentioned specifically, it was created out of Article I of the Constitution
	b.	Although not mentioned specifically, it was created out of Article II of the Constitution
	c.	Although not mentioned specifically, it was created out of Article IV of the Constitution
	d.	Although not mentioned specifically, it was created out of Article III of the Constitution

Answer 1

c. Needs assessment

A needs assessment is a systematic process for determining and addressing needs, or "gaps" between current conditions and desired conditions or "wants". The discrepancy between the current condition and wanted condition must be measured to appropriately identify the need.

a. Although not mentioned specifically, it was created out of Article I of the Constitution

When Congress created a new department or agency it is delegating some of its power listed in Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution, therefore the laws creating departments carefully describing their purpose and gives them the authority to make numerous decisions.