Question 1

Canadian state spending as a share of its GDP has decreased overall since the early 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is true about the politics-administration dichotomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It held that only elected politicians should make choices between competing values and interests that would be embodied in laws. 
B)  The proper function of non-elected state officials was to implement these choices without regard for their personal views and preferences. 
C)  It was an important aspect of progressive thought about the democratic state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  It held that only elected politicians should make choices between competing values and interests that would be embodied in laws. 
B)  The proper function of non-elected state officials was to implement these choices without regard for their personal views and preferences. 
C)  It was an important aspect of progressive thought about the democratic state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 3

The neo-liberal ideology is founded in big government, more regulation and less reliance on the markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is patronage?

Accepted Answer

In other words, we expect that patronage

Question 5

Which of the following is part of the bureaucracy, yet is separate from cabinet and has a distinct legal status?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Public Service Commission 
B)  The Commissioner of Official Languages 
C)  The Auditor Office 
D)  The Treasury Board 
E)  The RCMP and Canadian Forces 
A)  The Public Service Commission 
B)  The Commissioner of Official Languages 
C)  The Auditor Office 
D)  The Treasury Board 
E)  The RCMP and Canadian Forces

Question 6

What are crown corporations?

Accepted Answer

These organizations, in most cases, perf

Question 7

Provincial and local governments do not outspend and out-tax the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What led to major public service reforms and Canada's first policy of representative bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Comparatively few persons with disabilities were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy. 
B)  Comparatively few Indigenous persons were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy. 
C)  Comparatively few women were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy. 
D)  Comparatively few French Canadians were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy. 
E)  Comparatively few visible minorities were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy. 
A)  Comparatively few persons with disabilities were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy. 
B)  Comparatively few Indigenous persons were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy. 
C)  Comparatively few women were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy. 
D)  Comparatively few French Canadians were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy. 
E)  Comparatively few visible minorities were found in senior levels of federal bureaucracy.

Question 9

What is meant by the "positive state"?

Accepted Answer

A state that is active in attempting to

Question 10

When were old concerns about fair linguistic representation joined by efforts to promote and recruit women, visible minorities, Indigenous Canadians, and persons with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  When the Public Service Employment Act was enacted 
B)  When the Civil Service Act was enacted 
C)  When the Public Service Commission was created 
D)  As the Canadian population began to grow younger 
E)  As the ethnic composition of Canadian society changed 
A)  When the Public Service Employment Act was enacted 
B)  When the Civil Service Act was enacted 
C)  When the Public Service Commission was created 
D)  As the Canadian population began to grow younger 
E)  As the ethnic composition of Canadian society changed

Question 11

What is the merit principle?

Accepted Answer

The merit principle, whereby hiring and

Question 12

What per cent of total government revenues did corporate income taxes account for in 2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  13-14 per cent 
B)  31-33 per cent 
C)  2-3 per cent 
D)  50-51 per cent 
E)  21-22 per cent 
A)  13-14 per cent 
B)  31-33 per cent 
C)  2-3 per cent 
D)  50-51 per cent 
E)  21-22 per cent

Question 13

To which of the following did the crisis of the state refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  The apparent inability of governments to prevent a national financial crisis 
B)  The apparent inability or unwillingness of governments to finance the welfare state policies put in place over the previous 40 years 
C)  The apparent inability of legislatures to rule on policies supporting federalism 
D)  The apparent inability of sitting governments to pass budgets in the House of Commons 
E)  The apparent inability or unwillingness of governments to pass welfare state policies for 40 years 
A)  The apparent inability of governments to prevent a national financial crisis 
B)  The apparent inability or unwillingness of governments to finance the welfare state policies put in place over the previous 40 years 
C)  The apparent inability of legislatures to rule on policies supporting federalism 
D)  The apparent inability of sitting governments to pass budgets in the House of Commons 
E)  The apparent inability or unwillingness of governments to pass welfare state policies for 40 years

Question 14

Within the Canadian bureaucracy, what are agencies and tribunals? Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Agencies and tribunals are organizations

Question 15

Who accused Ottawa bureaucrats of being complicit with the Liberal Party and the representatives of American capital?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Grant 
B)  Arthur Meighen 
C)  R.B. Bennett 
D)  Robert Borden 
E)  John A. Macdonald 
A)  George Grant 
B)  Arthur Meighen 
C)  R.B. Bennett 
D)  Robert Borden 
E)  John A. Macdonald

Question 16

When laws are given to a bureaucracy department for implementation, it becomes that department's job to interpret it, often at the discretion of whoever reads it first.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Corporate income taxes in 2017 accounted for about 54 per cent of total government revenues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following characterized a new phase in the development of the Canadian administrative state in the early to mid-1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dramatic growth in revenue and expenditure 
B)  Dramatic growth in personnel 
C)  Dramatic growth in programs 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Dramatic growth in revenue and expenditure 
B)  Dramatic growth in personnel 
C)  Dramatic growth in programs 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 19

What is the dichotomy to be considered for all civil servants accused of "whistleblowing"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The balance between their right to follow their own conscience and their duty of loyalty 
B)  The balance between their right to free speech and their duty of absolute secrecy 
C)  The balance between their personal thoughts and beliefs and their duty of loyalty 
D)  The balance between their right to free speech and their duty of loyalty 
E)  The balance between their freedom of association and their duty of loyalty 
A)  The balance between their right to follow their own conscience and their duty of loyalty 
B)  The balance between their right to free speech and their duty of absolute secrecy 
C)  The balance between their personal thoughts and beliefs and their duty of loyalty 
D)  The balance between their right to free speech and their duty of loyalty 
E)  The balance between their freedom of association and their duty of loyalty

Question 20

In 1873, the federal government had 100 major departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Canadian state spending as a share of its GDP has decreased overall since the early 1990s.

Which of the following is true about the politics-administration dichotomy?

The neo-liberal ideology is founded in big government, more regulation and less reliance on the markets.

What is patronage?

Which of the following is part of the bureaucracy, yet is separate from cabinet and has a distinct legal status?

What are crown corporations?

Provincial and local governments do not outspend and out-tax the federal government.

What led to major public service reforms and Canada's first policy of representative bureaucracy?

What is meant by the "positive state"?

When were old concerns about fair linguistic representation joined by efforts to promote and recruit women, visible minorities, Indigenous Canadians, and persons with disabilities?

What is the merit principle?

What per cent of total government revenues did corporate income taxes account for in 2017?

To which of the following did the crisis of the state refer?

Within the Canadian bureaucracy, what are agencies and tribunals? Provide an example.

Who accused Ottawa bureaucrats of being complicit with the Liberal Party and the representatives of American capital?

When laws are given to a bureaucracy department for implementation, it becomes that department's job to interpret it, often at the discretion of whoever reads it first.

Corporate income taxes in 2017 accounted for about 54 per cent of total government revenues.

Which of the following characterized a new phase in the development of the Canadian administrative state in the early to mid-1960s?

What is the dichotomy to be considered for all civil servants accused of "whistleblowing"?

In 1873, the federal government had 100 major departments.

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

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Interest Groups

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Exam 9: The Administrative State

Canadian state spending as a share of its GDP has decreased overall since the early 1990s.

Which of the following is true about the politics-administration dichotomy?

The neo-liberal ideology is founded in big government, more regulation and less reliance on the markets.

What is patronage?

Which of the following is part of the bureaucracy, yet is separate from cabinet and has a distinct legal status?

What are crown corporations?

Provincial and local governments do not outspend and out-tax the federal government.

What led to major public service reforms and Canada's first policy of representative bureaucracy?

What is meant by the "positive state"?

When were old concerns about fair linguistic representation joined by efforts to promote and recruit women, visible minorities, Indigenous Canadians, and persons with disabilities?

What is the merit principle?

What per cent of total government revenues did corporate income taxes account for in 2017?

To which of the following did the crisis of the state refer?

Within the Canadian bureaucracy, what are agencies and tribunals? Provide an example.

Who accused Ottawa bureaucrats of being complicit with the Liberal Party and the representatives of American capital?

When laws are given to a bureaucracy department for implementation, it becomes that department's job to interpret it, often at the discretion of whoever reads it first.

Corporate income taxes in 2017 accounted for about 54 per cent of total government revenues.

Which of the following characterized a new phase in the development of the Canadian administrative state in the early to mid-1960s?

What is the dichotomy to be considered for all civil servants accused of "whistleblowing"?

In 1873, the federal government had 100 major departments.

Political Culture

The Social and Economic Setting

Diversity and Multiculturalism

Regionalism and Canadian Politics

The Constitution

Rights and Freedoms

Federalism

The Machinery of Government

Parties and Elections

Interest Groups

The Media

Language Politics

Women and Politics

Indigenous Politics

Canada in the World

Filters