About this event
Public Administration & Management (added for 2025-26, replacing Public Policy & Advocacy) covers public-sector fundamentals, public finance, public policy and governance, public management, communication, and ethics. How it runs: this is an individual objective test and nothing else. You take a proctored, online test of 100 multiple-choice questions in 50 minutes. Study materials are not allowed, and a calculator is built into the testing platform. Each correct answer is worth one point with no penalty for wrong answers, and your test score is your result.
FormatObjective Test
Duration50-minute online test, 100 multiple-choice questions
Solo or teamIndividual
CategoryBusiness Management
Your plan
How to study
Built from the official topic outline. Take the check and read every lesson here with no account; a free account keeps your progress and opens flashcards, practice and full tests.
Find your weakest area
Take the 6-question check below: one question from each of the 6 areas. It tells you where to start.
Start the checkLearn every area
Every area of the official topic outline is below. Each has a short lesson, flashcards and practice, plus free reading.
See the areasPractice until every bar is full
Practice gives you one question at a time and leans toward the areas you miss. Your readiness meter fills as you get them right in every area.
PracticeTake a full test at the real pace
100 questions in 50 minutes, the official length. Your readiness meter counts your last 3 full tests from the past 30 days, and 90% fills each one.
Take a practice test
The areas of the test
Public Finance
- Book · OpenStaxAmerican Government 4e, Sec. 16.5: Budgeting and Tax Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxPrinciples of Economics 3e, Sec. 30.1: Government Spending (opens in a new tab)
- Reference · U.S. Department of the TreasuryU.S. Treasury Fiscal Data: America's Finance Guide (opens in a new tab)
Public Policy and Governance
- Book · OpenStaxAmerican Government 4e, Sec. 16.1: What Is Public Policy? (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxAmerican Government 4e, Sec. 16.2: Categorizing Public Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxIntroduction to Political Science, Sec. 1.2: Public Policy, Public Interest, and Power (opens in a new tab)
Communication
- Article · U.S. General Services AdministrationDigital.gov: Plain language guide series (opens in a new tab)
- Article · U.S. Department of JusticeFOIA.gov: Learn about the Freedom of Information Act (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxPrinciples of Management, Sec. 16.2: Types of Communications in Organizations (opens in a new tab)
Public Sector Fundamentals
- Book · OpenStaxAmerican Government 4e, Sec. 15.1: Bureaucracy and the Evolution of Public Administration (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxAmerican Government 4e, Sec. 15.3: Understanding Bureaucracies and their Types (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxAmerican Government 4e, Sec. 14.5: County and City Government (opens in a new tab)
Public Management
- Book · OpenStaxAmerican Government 4e, Sec. 15.2: Toward a Merit-Based Civil Service (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxAmerican Government 4e, Sec. 15.4: Controlling the Bureaucracy (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxIntroduction to Political Science, Sec. 10.7: What Are the Purpose and Function of Bureaucracies? (opens in a new tab)
Ethics
- Reference · U.S. Office of Government EthicsU.S. Office of Government Ethics: Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (includes the 14 General Principles) (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxBusiness Ethics, Sec. 4.3: Government and the Private Sector (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxPrinciples of Management, Sec. 5.3: Ethical Principles and Responsible Decision-Making (opens in a new tab)
Free reading comes from open textbooks, government health and business sites, free courses and professional associations, never a copy of a book or a test. Every link was checked on November 9, 2026.
Start here
Find your weakest area
6 questions, one from each of the areas of the Public Administration & Management test. Each one is graded the moment you answer, with the reason, and the last screen tells you which area to study first. No account needed.
Test day
What to expect
50 minutes, 100 questions
You have 50 minutes to answer 100 multiple-choice questions. Each correct answer is worth one point and there is no penalty for wrong answers, so always fill in your best guess.
Machine-scored
Tests are machine-scored. Questions are drawn from the official FBLA topic outline for this event, across all of its topic areas. Expect a mix of recall (definitions, formulas), application (scenario-based), and analysis questions.
Top scorers advance
Top finishers at regionals advance to states, and top finishers at states qualify for the National Leadership Conference (NLC). How many advance depends on your state's rules. Study the official FBLA topic outline, which lists the subject areas the test covers.
Test format
- Time limit50 minutes
- Questions100 multiple choice
- OptionsA, B, C, D, one correct
- GuessingNo penalty, always answer
- CalculatorBuilt into the test
- IndividualSolo event
Competition levels: Regional Leadership Conference, then State Leadership Conference, then National Leadership Conference
Guidelines and resources
Bookmark to saveCurated by ChapterPrep. Free unless noted. External links open in a new tab.