Chapter 11 Multiple Choice Questions

. Which chapter explored the following agency problem: Limits of prime ministerial power to control Whitehall?

Chapter two: Leadership from the Top

Chapter three: Debating politics and making laws

Chapter eight: Governing through bureaucracy

Chapter nine: Governing from Below

. What increased turbulence was described in Chapter three: 'Debating politics and making laws'?

Electoral shocks

Growing intra-party conflicts, lurches by leaders to compensate

Source of rash political decisions from pressure on the prime minister

Latent support for populist parties and for anti-establishment outcomes in referendums

. What was the extent of party government described in Chapter five: 'Winning and losing elections'?

Majorities were less likely, with partisan control over policy levers

Partisan blaming of the media and lack of control over social media

Partisan aims still achieved through funding and the pork barrel

State and partisanship still a factor behind interest group success

. What was the main general point made in Chapter four: 'What people think and do about politics'?

There is declining participation and engagement with politics, with the growth of anti-politics and a decline in political trust.

There is increasing participation and engagement with politics, with the growth of e-democracy.

There is sustained participation and engagement with politics, with the growth of anti-politics and the decline in political trust.

There is sustained participation and engagement with politics, with the growth of e-democracy.

. What was the main general point made in Chapter eight: 'Governing through the Bureaucracy'?

The traditional civil service model is outdated, with increasing delegation and complexity seen outside this model, as well as decreasing effort to be representative.

The traditional civil service model is outdated, with increasing delegation and complexity seen outside this model, as well as increasing effort to be representative.

There is a strengthening of the traditional civil service model, with increasing delegation and complexity now seen, as well as increasing effort to be representative.

There is a weakening of the traditional civil service model, with increasing delegation and complexity now seen, as well as increasing effort to be representative.

. What was the element of increased turbulence mentioned in Chapter six: 'The media and agenda setting'?

Agenda setting is predictable yet is becoming skewed towards non-partisan issues.

Agenda setting is unpredictable, with more surges in the agenda seen today.

Agenda setting is predictable, yet is becoming more prone to agenda
surges.

Agenda setting is predictable, with surges regarding partisan issues.

. What is the agency problem described in chapter ten: 'Delegating upwards'?

Control of international policy is becoming harder in the international world, leading to a rise in nationalism.

Control of international policy is becoming easier in the international world, preventing loss of control of the domestic political agenda.

Control of international policy is harder in the international world, leading to loss of control of the domestic political agenda.

Control of international policy is becoming harder in the international world, leading to a rise in populism.

. What are the policy blunders described in chapter nine: 'Governing from below'?

Bulpittian offloading strategies are destabilising in the long term as it gives power to the sub-central elite.

Bulpittian offloading strategies are destabilising in the short term as it gives power to the central elite.

Rapid policy making to deal with backlash leads to more U-turns and over time is becomes harder to legitimate policies.

Rapid policy making due to a lack of legislative scrutiny leads to ill thought out policy which over time causes policy blunders.

. What is the general point made in Chapter one: 'The starting point'?

The Westminster model is facing declining importance, with calls for a constitution to be adopted.

The Westminster model is outdated and cannot grow with the current changes to the constitution.

The Westminster model persists, with piecemeal reforms to the constitution.

The Westminster model can never be outdated; it will always persist over UK politics, especially as the UK lacks a codified constitution.

. How does chapter seven, 'Interest groups', link to party government ideals?

As trust in the Labour and Conservative parties fall, interest groups are becoming increasingly popular as a way to be heard.

Insider groups are more powerful than outsider groups

State and partisanship are no longer a factor behind interest group success.

State and partisanship remain a factor behind interest group success.

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