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Practice Quiz: Chapter 08
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 08
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Which of the following is NOT one of the responsibilities of the Monarch?
a) Appointing the leader of the official opposition
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b) Deciding when Parliament should be dissolved
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c) Deciding when a new election will be held
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d) Appointing the prime minister
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e) Proroguing Parliament
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Which of the following best describes the role of the monarchy in Canada's system of government?
a) Activist
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b) Advisory
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c) Symbolic
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d) Mentor
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e) Irreplaceable
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Cabinet Ministers are typically what?
a) Senators
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b) Career bureaucrats
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c) Private citizens
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d) The Monarch's top officials
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e) Elected officials
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What is the Privy Council?
a) The Prime Minister's office
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b) The cabinet
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c) The Governor General's office
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d) Senators belonging to the same party as the government
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e) The Official Opposition
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Which of the following is NOT one of the powers of the prime minister?
a) Appointing provincial premiers
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b) Deciding who will be appointed to, or removed from, cabinet
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c) Appointing deputy ministers
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d) Deciding when a new election will be held
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e) Appointing judges
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Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that make the prime minister the pre-eminent figure in Canadian government?
a) The weakness of Canada's political parties
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b) The relationship between the political executive and the media
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c) Responsible government
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d) The support of the monarch
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e) Accountability
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The influence of a cabinet minister is most dependent on what?
a) The support of his/her party caucus
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b) The support of the Governor General
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c) The support of the prime minister
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d) The support of his/her fellow cabinet colleagues
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e) The support of his/her constituents
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What are central agencies?
a) The administrative offices of the Governor General
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b) The original Crown Corporations
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c) The offices of Supreme Court judges
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d) Parts of the bureaucracy whose main purpose is to support the decision-making activities of cabinet
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e) The council appointed to aid and advise the federal government
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Which of the following is NOT one of the central agencies?
a) Department of Finance
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b) Special Committee of Council
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c) Treasury board secretariat
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d) Prime minister's office
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e) Privy Council office
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The Department of Finance is able to influence the entire spectrum of government policy through its role in what?
a) Advising the opposition parties on economic policy
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b) Formulating the expenditure budget
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c) Formulating the governing party's electoral platform
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d) Advising the Governor General on financial matters
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e) Promoting the agenda of the prime minister
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What is the Privy Council office?
a) The Governor General's secretariat
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b) Cabinet's secretariat
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c) A principal source of policy advice to the prime minister
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d) Both B and C
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e) All of the above
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The Treasury Board Secretariat is NOT responsible for which of the following?
a) Employment and personnel matters
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b) Macro economic and budgeting decisions
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c) Micro economic and budgeting decisions
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d) Administrative policy within the federal government
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e) The TBS is responsible for all of the above.
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Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the Prime Minister's Office?
a) Providing the prime minister with political advice
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b) Formulating the expenditure outlook
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c) Administration of the prime minister's affairs
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d) Preparing the prime minister for question period
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e) The PMO is responsible for all of the above.
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What does the term Prime Ministerial Government" refer to?"
a) The increased power of the Prime Minister, the increased role of cabinet, and the decreasing role of Parliament
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b) The decreased power of the Prime Minister, the decreased role of cabinet, and the increased role of Parliament
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c) The increased power of the Prime Minister, the reduced role of cabinet, and the reduced role of Parliament
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d) The decreased power of the Prime Minister, the increased role of cabinet, and the increased role of Parliament
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e) The increased power of the Prime Minister, the increased role of cabinet, and the increasing role of Parliament
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Which of the following is the only cabinet committee that has a statutory basis?
a) Prime Minister's Office
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b) Department of Finance
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c) Privy Council Office
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d) Treasury Board
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e) Intergovernmental Affairs
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Counterweights to the power of Canadian prime ministers can more plausibly be found in the courts, the media, and the provinces than where?
a) In the cabinet
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b) In the governments of other countries
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c) In the opposition parties
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d) In the public service
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e) In business organizations
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What is the major role of the bureaucracy?
a) Policy implementation
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b) Measuring public opinion
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c) Election campaign strategy
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d) Media relations
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e) Controlling parliamentary decision-making
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What are the major components of the bureaucracy?
a) The public service, agencies and tribunals, and crown corporations
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b) The public service, crown corporations, and the courts
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c) Agencies and tribunals, crown corporations, and the military
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d) Crown corporations, the courts, and the military
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e) The military, the courts, and the public service
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the bureaucracy?
a) Provision of services to the public
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b) Generating policy advice
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c) Interpretation of regulations
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d) Providing campaign support for ministers
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e) Disbursement of funds to groups, organizations and individuals
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What does the term "representative bureaucracy" mean?
a) Bureaucrats should take into account citizens' preferences when developing policy.
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b) The higher echelons of the public services should be comprised of elected representatives.
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c) The bureaucracy should be comprised of the several cultural communities in Canada.
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d) Bureaucrats should be required to make themselves more accessible to the public.
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e) The composition of the bureaucracy should reasonably reflect the major demographic characteristics of society.
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Which of the following characterizes the influence of the legislature on policy?
a) More influential than the bureaucracy and more influential than cabinet
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b) Less influential than the bureaucracy and less influential than cabinet
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c) More influential than the bureaucracy and less influential than cabinet
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d) Less influential than the bureaucracy and more influential than cabinet
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e) None of the above
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Representation in the Senate is determined on what basis?
a) Region
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b) Province
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c) Constituency
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d) Municipality
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e) Nation
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What is the most fundamental function of the legislature?
a) Giving policy advice
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b) Passing laws
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c) Formulating policy platforms
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d) Sober second thought""
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e) Appointing cabinet ministers
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What three important roles does Parliament fulfill in Canada's political system?
a) Representation, debate, and legitimation
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b) Legitimation, debate, and analysis
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c) Analysis, representation, and debate
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d) Representation, judicialization, and legitimation
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e) Legalization, politicization, and secularization
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Which two facts demonstrate the limited influence of the governing party's caucus?
a) Caucus members are unelected and caucus members do not get to vote on bills.
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b) Caucus members do not get to vote on bills and caucus enters the policy-making process late.
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c) Extremely unpopular policies are not affected by caucus opposition and caucus members do not get to vote on bills.
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d) Extremely unpopular policies are not affected by caucus opposition and caucus enters the policy-making process late.
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e) Popular policies are the result of caucus support and caucus is responsible for study, consultation, and negotiation on policy
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When the Monarch is not in Canada her duties are carried out by the Prime Minister.
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b) False
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The relationship between the media and the political executive is mutually dependent.
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b) False
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Each new session of Parliament begins with the presentation of a budget.
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b) False
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Changes in the allocation of public money are not usually a good indicator of the government's priorities.
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b) False
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The PCO is the lead agency for the formulation of substantive policy and strategic planning.
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b) False
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The Chief Clark of the Privy Council is also the head of public service in Canada.
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b) False
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The PMO is unconcerned with policy matters.
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b) False
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The Ottawa "mandarins" were a group of top officials associated with particular parts of the bureaucracy who exercised tremendous influence on the direction of federal policy.
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b) False
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A grossly unrepresentative bureaucracy does not really need to be a matter of concern.
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b) False
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The influence of legislatures on policy is much greater than that of Cabinet or the bureaucracy.
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b) False
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Representation in the Senate is based on regions.
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b) False
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Legislation involving spending or the raising of public money can be introduced in the Senate.
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b) False
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Parliamentary committees regularly have a significant impact on the bills placed before them.
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b) False
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The partisan affiliations of judges are the cornerstone of the Canadian judicial system.
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b) False
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The courts are entirely separate from the political process.
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b) False
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