Practice Quiz: Chapter 08

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. Which of the following is NOT one of the responsibilities of the Monarch?

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. Which of the following best describes the role of the monarchy in Canada's system of government?

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. Cabinet Ministers are typically what?

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. What is the Privy Council?

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. Which of the following is NOT one of the powers of the prime minister?

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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?

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. The influence of a cabinet minister is most dependent on what?

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. What are central agencies?

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. Which of the following is NOT one of the central agencies?

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. The Department of Finance is able to influence the entire spectrum of government policy through its role in what?

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. What is the Privy Council office?

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. The Treasury Board Secretariat is NOT responsible for which of the following?

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. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the Prime Minister's Office?

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. What does the term Prime Ministerial Government" refer to?"

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. Which of the following is the only cabinet committee that has a statutory basis?

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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?

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. What is the major role of the bureaucracy?

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. What are the major components of the bureaucracy?

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. Which of the following is NOT a function of the bureaucracy?

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. What does the term "representative bureaucracy" mean?

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. Which of the following characterizes the influence of the legislature on policy?

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. Representation in the Senate is determined on what basis?

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. What is the most fundamental function of the legislature?

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. What three important roles does Parliament fulfill in Canada's political system?

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. Which two facts demonstrate the limited influence of the governing party's caucus?

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. When the Monarch is not in Canada her duties are carried out by the Prime Minister.

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. The relationship between the media and the political executive is mutually dependent.

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. Each new session of Parliament begins with the presentation of a budget.

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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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. The PCO is the lead agency for the formulation of substantive policy and strategic planning.

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. The Chief Clark of the Privy Council is also the head of public service in Canada.

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. The PMO is unconcerned with policy matters.

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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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. A grossly unrepresentative bureaucracy does not really need to be a matter of concern.

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. The influence of legislatures on policy is much greater than that of Cabinet or the bureaucracy.

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. Representation in the Senate is based on regions.

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. Legislation involving spending or the raising of public money can be introduced in the Senate.

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. Parliamentary committees regularly have a significant impact on the bills placed before them.

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. The partisan affiliations of judges are the cornerstone of the Canadian judicial system.

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. The courts are entirely separate from the political process.

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