Question 1

What happened during the King-Byng affair and what was its historic significance?

Accepted Answer

Answers should include the det

Question 2

What is the executive branch of government responsible for doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implementing the laws 
B)  Interpreting the law's meaning 
C)  Ensuring that the public's business is carried out efficiently, accountably, and in accordance with the law 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Implementing the laws 
B)  Interpreting the law's meaning 
C)  Ensuring that the public's business is carried out efficiently, accountably, and in accordance with the law 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  None of the above

Question 3

What is the role and significance of cabinet representation?

Accepted Answer

The communications role of the PM and ca

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Central agencies are parts of the bureaucracy that mainly support the Senate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What does the term "prime ministerial government" reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Criticisms of Canada's system of government 
B)  Criticisms of any nation with a prime minister as the head of government 
C)  Observations that power is centralized with the prime minister 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Criticisms of Canada's system of government 
B)  Criticisms of any nation with a prime minister as the head of government 
C)  Observations that power is centralized with the prime minister 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

Do Canadian prime ministers have more or fewer restrictions on his power in government than American presidents? Explain your answer

Accepted Answer

Answers should refer to the fact that th

Question 8

What role does the Department of Finance play as a central agency?

Accepted Answer

The Department of Finance plays the lead

Question 9

Which cabinet committee is in a sense, the "guardian of the [federal government's] purse strings"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Priorities and Planning 
B)  Social Affairs 
C)  Economic Affairs 
D)  Operations 
E)  Treasury Board 
A)  Priorities and Planning 
B)  Social Affairs 
C)  Economic Affairs 
D)  Operations 
E)  Treasury Board

Question 10

What position has become a rival to the Department of Finance in terms of economic advice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parliamentary Budget Officer 
B)  Independent Officer 
C)  Speaker of the House 
D)  Solicitor 
E)  Minister of Economics 
A)  Parliamentary Budget Officer 
B)  Independent Officer 
C)  Speaker of the House 
D)  Solicitor 
E)  Minister of Economics

Question 11

Who was Canada's chief representative on free trade negotiations with the United States during the 2015-2019 Justin Trudeau Liberal government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stephen Harper 
B)  Paul Martin 
C)  Justin Trudeau 
D)  Chrystia Freeland 
E)  Jane Philpott 
A)  Stephen Harper 
B)  Paul Martin 
C)  Justin Trudeau 
D)  Chrystia Freeland 
E)  Jane Philpott

Question 12

What title does Donald Savoie argue is a misnomer because the individual reports to the prime minister and not the cabinet as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minister of Finance 
B)  Clerk of the Privy Council 
C)  President of the Treasury Board 
D)  Secretary 
E)  Chief of Staff 
A)  Minister of Finance 
B)  Clerk of the Privy Council 
C)  President of the Treasury Board 
D)  Secretary 
E)  Chief of Staff

Question 13

What is seen by many as the most powerful committee in cabinet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expenditures 
B)  Estimates 
C)  Priorities and Planning 
D)  Policy and Plans 
E)  PM's Power Circle 
A)  Expenditures 
B)  Estimates 
C)  Priorities and Planning 
D)  Policy and Plans 
E)  PM's Power Circle

Question 14

The Clarity Act is a good example of ministerial control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the difference between the expenditure budget and the revenue budget?

Accepted Answer

Every winter, usually around late Februa

Question 16

The Parliament of Canada consists of the House of Commons and the Senate, the prime minister and cabinet, and the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, whose functions are performed by the governor general. Explain the relationships between these institutions of Parliament.

Accepted Answer

Distinguish between the ceremonial/symbo

Question 17

Most of the legislation passed in Parliament is introduced by the cabinet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Who is at the centre of the policy-making process?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prime minister and cabinet 
B)  The monarch and governor general 
C)  Central agencies 
D)  The Supreme Court 
E)  None of the above 
A)  The prime minister and cabinet 
B)  The monarch and governor general 
C)  Central agencies 
D)  The Supreme Court 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

What has been the range in cabinet size in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  20-40 ministers 
B)  5-10 ministers 
C)  10-15 ministers 
D)  40-80 ministers 
E)  15-20 ministers 
A)  20-40 ministers 
B)  5-10 ministers 
C)  10-15 ministers 
D)  40-80 ministers 
E)  15-20 ministers

Question 20

Who was the principle author of the 2000 Clarity Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Chrétien 
B)  Stephen Harper 
C)  Preston Manning 
D)  Stéphane Dion 
E)  Paul Martin 
A)  Jean Chrétien 
B)  Stephen Harper 
C)  Preston Manning 
D)  Stéphane Dion 
E)  Paul Martin

What happened during the King-Byng affair and what was its historic significance?

What is the executive branch of government responsible for doing?

What is the role and significance of cabinet representation?

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

Central agencies are parts of the bureaucracy that mainly support the Senate.

What does the term "prime ministerial government" reflect?

Do Canadian prime ministers have more or fewer restrictions on his power in government than American presidents? Explain your answer

What role does the Department of Finance play as a central agency?

Which cabinet committee is in a sense, the "guardian of the [federal government's] purse strings"?

What position has become a rival to the Department of Finance in terms of economic advice?

Who was Canada's chief representative on free trade negotiations with the United States during the 2015-2019 Justin Trudeau Liberal government?

What title does Donald Savoie argue is a misnomer because the individual reports to the prime minister and not the cabinet as a whole?

What is seen by many as the most powerful committee in cabinet?

The Clarity Act is a good example of ministerial control.

What is the difference between the expenditure budget and the revenue budget?

The Parliament of Canada consists of the House of Commons and the Senate, the prime minister and cabinet, and the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, whose functions are performed by the governor general. Explain the relationships between these institutions of Parliament.

Most of the legislation passed in Parliament is introduced by the cabinet.

Who is at the centre of the policy-making process?

What has been the range in cabinet size in recent decades?

Who was the principle author of the 2000 Clarity Act?

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What happened during the King-Byng affair and what was its historic significance?

What is the executive branch of government responsible for doing?

What is the role and significance of cabinet representation?

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

Central agencies are parts of the bureaucracy that mainly support the Senate.

What does the term "prime ministerial government" reflect?

Do Canadian prime ministers have more or fewer restrictions on his power in government than American presidents? Explain your answer

What role does the Department of Finance play as a central agency?

Which cabinet committee is in a sense, the "guardian of the [federal government's] purse strings"?

What position has become a rival to the Department of Finance in terms of economic advice?

Who was Canada's chief representative on free trade negotiations with the United States during the 2015-2019 Justin Trudeau Liberal government?

What title does Donald Savoie argue is a misnomer because the individual reports to the prime minister and not the cabinet as a whole?

What is seen by many as the most powerful committee in cabinet?

The Clarity Act is a good example of ministerial control.

What is the difference between the expenditure budget and the revenue budget?

The Parliament of Canada consists of the House of Commons and the Senate, the prime minister and cabinet, and the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, whose functions are performed by the governor general. Explain the relationships between these institutions of Parliament.

Most of the legislation passed in Parliament is introduced by the cabinet.

Who is at the centre of the policy-making process?

What has been the range in cabinet size in recent decades?

Who was the principle author of the 2000 Clarity Act?

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