Chapter 8 Practice Quiz

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. Which of the following characteristics is not part of Weber's model of a functioning government?

Bureaucrats must operate within an organized hierarchy. correct incorrect

Government must employ skilled experts. correct incorrect

Bureaucrats must be appointed on a partisan basis. correct incorrect

Bureaucrats must keep records of their actions. correct incorrect

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. Which theory stipulates that citizens are self-interested actors whose decisions fulfill their own needs and wants?

the iron law of oligarchy correct incorrect

Duverger's law correct incorrect

rational choice theory correct incorrect

pluralism theory correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is considered to be the red zone?

The final six months of the election cycle, when the government announces popular government initiatives correct incorrect

The time period when the government takes steps to fix remaining policy problems before the next election correct incorrect

The time period that begins with the government's second budget, when the government addresses many of its election promises and initiates any tough or potentially unpopular policies correct incorrect

When ministers receive direction from the PM or premier; public servants brief ministers on the top issues in their portfolios correct incorrect

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. In times of a budget deficit, which of the following is more indicative of a right-wing approach to budgeting?

increasing spending correct incorrect

increasing borrowing correct incorrect

maintaining or decreasing taxes correct incorrect

increasing taxes correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is under the Treasury Board's authority?

general administrative policy in the federal bureaucracy correct incorrect

fiscal management correct incorrect

human resource management in the federal bureaucracy correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a stage in the public-policy cycle?

agenda-setting correct incorrect

decision-making correct incorrect

fiscal update correct incorrect

evaluation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following describes the state of the federal government's finances in the early-1990s?

annual budget surpluses and increased investments in infrastructure correct incorrect

annual budget deficits and high interest rates increased the government's debt payments correct incorrect

annual balanced budgets provided stability and predictability to provincial transfers correct incorrect

Canada became the first developed nation to eliminate its debt correct incorrect

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. What is the name of the public policy tool that reduces citizens' taxable income in order to induce them to behave in a certain way?

nudging correct incorrect

tax relief correct incorrect

tax credit correct incorrect

tax-point transfer correct incorrect

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. What is the name of the mandatory federal retirement program funded by workers and employers?

the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) correct incorrect

Employment Insurance (EI) correct incorrect

Old Age Security (OAS) correct incorrect

Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) correct incorrect

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. Some of the most powerful unions in the country work on behalf of:

public servants correct incorrect

business owners correct incorrect

politicians correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. What term describes a situation where cabinet authorizes government spending in electoral districts where local projects may turn into votes or donations?

fast tracking correct incorrect

stimulus spending correct incorrect

deficit spending correct incorrect

pork barrel politics correct incorrect

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. If the prime minister appoints a friend of their political party to a lucrative foreign posting position, this may be viewed as:

merit principle correct incorrect

patronage correct incorrect

pork barrel politics correct incorrect

principal-agent problem correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not an example of an entitlement program in Canada?

social assistance correct incorrect

Canada Student Loans correct incorrect

Canada Pension Plan correct incorrect

Employment Insurance correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the largest expenditure area for the federal government?

equalization correct incorrect

public debt charges correct incorrect

transfers to persons correct incorrect

national defense correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the largest source of revenue for the federal government?

natural resource royalties correct incorrect

the GST correct incorrect

corporate income tax correct incorrect

personal income tax correct incorrect