Chapter 7 Multiple choice questions

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1. All ministers must have a seat in the House of Commons. True or false?

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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2. If a minister has a serious disagreement with government policy, such that they cannot defend it in public, what would they be expected to do?

Resign from the government correct incorrect

Ask the Prime Minister for a holiday so that they can avoid being asked about the policy by journalists correct incorrect

Vote against the government in the House of Commons correct incorrect

Meet with the opposition parties to express their concerns about the policy correct incorrect

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3. Which of the following is not a function of government departments?

Developing new policies correct incorrect

Implementing policies correct incorrect

Enacting Acts of Parliament correct incorrect

Governing according to existing laws and policies correct incorrect

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4. To which institution are government ministers primarily accountable?

The monarchy correct incorrect

Parliament correct incorrect

The European Union correct incorrect

The Welsh Assembly correct incorrect

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5. Which of the following most accurately describes the doctrine of collective responsibility?

All ministers are responsible for collecting taxes correct incorrect

Ministers are responsible for the judgments made by the Supreme Court correct incorrect

Ministers must only support their own department's policies in public and before Parliament correct incorrect

All ministers must support all government policy in public and before Parliament correct incorrect

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6. What do Anthony King and Ivor Crewe make of ministerial accountability?

'Almost pure fantasy'. correct incorrect

'A binding and fixed rule' correct incorrect

'A rule with clear examples' correct incorrect

Imposed by law correct incorrect

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7. Which one of the following is not considered to be a function of the Civil Service?

Administration correct incorrect

Policy advice correct incorrect

Project management correct incorrect

Providing political advice to ministers correct incorrect

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8. The range of functions that the Prime Minister now fulfils means that they have become considerably more important than other cabinet ministers. Is this statement true or false?

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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9. What phrase was often used to describe Tony Blair's 'style' of government?

'Kitchen sink government' correct incorrect

'Sofa government' correct incorrect

'Serious government' correct incorrect

'Lounge lizard government' correct incorrect

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10. The office of Prime Minister is created by convention rather than law. Is this true or false?

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect