Question 1

How do weak Canadian political party organizations reinforce the dominance of the PM and cabinet?

Accepted Answer

The weakness of Canada's political party

Question 2

What is the democratic deficit?

Accepted Answer

During the 1990s it became increasingly

Question 3

What did Prime Minister Kim Campbell abolish in cabinet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inner and outer cabinet 
B)  Swearing 
C)  Opposition members 
D)  Senators 
E)  Heritage Minister position 
A)  Inner and outer cabinet 
B)  Swearing 
C)  Opposition members 
D)  Senators 
E)  Heritage Minister position

Question 4

The federal Minister of Finance often has connections to whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toronto or Montreal corporate elite 
B)  American Treasurer 
C)  British Chancellor of the Exchequer 
D)  Governor general 
E)  Provincial treasurers 
A)  Toronto or Montreal corporate elite 
B)  American Treasurer 
C)  British Chancellor of the Exchequer 
D)  Governor general 
E)  Provincial treasurers

Question 5

What was the name of Justin Trudeau's most powerful cabinet committee?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operations 
B)  Economic Affairs 
C)  Social Affairs 
D)  Agenda, Results and Communications 
E)  Priorities and Planning 
A)  Operations 
B)  Economic Affairs 
C)  Social Affairs 
D)  Agenda, Results and Communications 
E)  Priorities and Planning

Question 6

What does an expenditure budget do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provides the government's analysis of the state of the economy and where the government plans to steer it 
B)  Represents the government's spending plans for the forthcoming fiscal year 
C)  Outlines the government's plans to change the tax system 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Provides the government's analysis of the state of the economy and where the government plans to steer it 
B)  Represents the government's spending plans for the forthcoming fiscal year 
C)  Outlines the government's plans to change the tax system 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

Who was the British prime minister who led the Conservative-Liberal Democratic coalition government from 2010 to 2015?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boris Johnson 
B)  David Cameron 
C)  Tony Blair 
D)  Gordon Brown 
E)  Theresa May 
A)  Boris Johnson 
B)  David Cameron 
C)  Tony Blair 
D)  Gordon Brown 
E)  Theresa May

Question 8

Who selects cabinet ministers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The governor general 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  The Senate 
D)  The monarch 
E)  The prime minister 
A)  The governor general 
B)  The Supreme Court 
C)  The Senate 
D)  The monarch 
E)  The prime minister

Question 9

Who was the governor general from 1999 to 2005?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lord Byng 
B)  Michaëlle Jean 
C)  Adrienne Clarkson 
D)  Romeo LeBlanc 
E)  John Ralston Saul 
A)  Lord Byng 
B)  Michaëlle Jean 
C)  Adrienne Clarkson 
D)  Romeo LeBlanc 
E)  John Ralston Saul

Question 10

How many seats did the federal Liberal party win in Alberta in the 2015 federal election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zero 
B)  Four 
C)  One 
D)  Two 
E)  Nine 
A)  Zero 
B)  Four 
C)  One 
D)  Two 
E)  Nine

Question 11

Which of the following is part of the Canadian bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Senate 
B)  Cabinet 
C)  Crown Corporations 
D)  Monarch 
E)  Supreme Court of Canada 
A)  Senate 
B)  Cabinet 
C)  Crown Corporations 
D)  Monarch 
E)  Supreme Court of Canada

Question 12

What decade has the Department of Finance been dominant since?

Accepted Answer

A)  1860s 
B)  2010s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1990s 
E)  1930s 
A)  1860s 
B)  2010s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1990s 
E)  1930s

Question 13

When voting on legislation, Members of Parliament regularly break with the party to represent their constituents better.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In attempting to reshape the public role of the governor general, what message did Adrienne Clarkson send in 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  A warning to members of parliament on decorum 
B)  A message to the prime minister on democracy 
C)  A phone call to the American President on Canadian foreign policy 
D)  A congratulatory message to a same-sex couple who wed in Toronto 
E)  A note to the Queen about Canada's independence 
A)  A warning to members of parliament on decorum 
B)  A message to the prime minister on democracy 
C)  A phone call to the American President on Canadian foreign policy 
D)  A congratulatory message to a same-sex couple who wed in Toronto 
E)  A note to the Queen about Canada's independence

Question 15

Who is the top bureaucrat in the federal public service?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prime minister's chief of staff 
B)  The Deputy Minister of Finance 
C)  The Chief Clerk of the Privy Council 
D)  The Clerk of the House of Commons 
E)  The Governor 
A)  The prime minister's chief of staff 
B)  The Deputy Minister of Finance 
C)  The Chief Clerk of the Privy Council 
D)  The Clerk of the House of Commons 
E)  The Governor

Question 16

Canada stopped being a constitutional monarchy in 1982.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the legislative branch of government responsible for doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Making laws 
B)  Debating public issues and providing a forum for competition between political parties 
C)  Representing the people and being accountable to them through periodic elections 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Making laws 
B)  Debating public issues and providing a forum for competition between political parties 
C)  Representing the people and being accountable to them through periodic elections 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is staffed primarily by partisan employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Department of Finance 
B)  The Treasury Board Secretariat 
C)  The Governor 
D)  The Privy Council Office 
E)  The Prime Minister's Office 
A)  The Department of Finance 
B)  The Treasury Board Secretariat 
C)  The Governor 
D)  The Privy Council Office 
E)  The Prime Minister's Office

Question 19

What two parties agreed to a coalition pact in late 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conservative and BQ 
B)  NDP and Green 
C)  Liberal and NDP 
D)  Liberal and Conservative 
E)  NDP and BQ 
A)  Conservative and BQ 
B)  NDP and Green 
C)  Liberal and NDP 
D)  Liberal and Conservative 
E)  NDP and BQ

Question 20

Between 2016 and 2019 Independent senators have voted with the Liberal government 95 per cent of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How do weak Canadian political party organizations reinforce the dominance of the PM and cabinet?

What is the democratic deficit?

What did Prime Minister Kim Campbell abolish in cabinet?

The federal Minister of Finance often has connections to whom?

What was the name of Justin Trudeau's most powerful cabinet committee?

What does an expenditure budget do?

Who was the British prime minister who led the Conservative-Liberal Democratic coalition government from 2010 to 2015?

Who selects cabinet ministers?

Who was the governor general from 1999 to 2005?

How many seats did the federal Liberal party win in Alberta in the 2015 federal election?

Which of the following is part of the Canadian bureaucracy?

What decade has the Department of Finance been dominant since?

When voting on legislation, Members of Parliament regularly break with the party to represent their constituents better.

In attempting to reshape the public role of the governor general, what message did Adrienne Clarkson send in 2001?

Who is the top bureaucrat in the federal public service?

Canada stopped being a constitutional monarchy in 1982.

What is the legislative branch of government responsible for doing?

Which of the following is staffed primarily by partisan employees?

What two parties agreed to a coalition pact in late 2008?

Between 2016 and 2019 Independent senators have voted with the Liberal government 95 per cent of the time.

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Exam 8: The Machinery of Government

How do weak Canadian political party organizations reinforce the dominance of the PM and cabinet?

What is the democratic deficit?

What did Prime Minister Kim Campbell abolish in cabinet?

The federal Minister of Finance often has connections to whom?

What was the name of Justin Trudeau's most powerful cabinet committee?

What does an expenditure budget do?

Who was the British prime minister who led the Conservative-Liberal Democratic coalition government from 2010 to 2015?

Who selects cabinet ministers?

Who was the governor general from 1999 to 2005?

How many seats did the federal Liberal party win in Alberta in the 2015 federal election?

Which of the following is part of the Canadian bureaucracy?

What decade has the Department of Finance been dominant since?

When voting on legislation, Members of Parliament regularly break with the party to represent their constituents better.

In attempting to reshape the public role of the governor general, what message did Adrienne Clarkson send in 2001?

Who is the top bureaucrat in the federal public service?

Canada stopped being a constitutional monarchy in 1982.

What is the legislative branch of government responsible for doing?

Which of the following is staffed primarily by partisan employees?

What two parties agreed to a coalition pact in late 2008?

Between 2016 and 2019 Independent senators have voted with the Liberal government 95 per cent of the time.

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

The Administrative State

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

The Media

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters