Question 1

Describe the growth in the federal government from Confederation to the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

During the first year after Confederatio

Question 2

What did "inside service" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public servants with permanent contracts 
B)  Public servants who worked outside of Ottawa 
C)  Public servants who worked inside buildings 
D)  Public servants who worked in Ottawa 
E)  Public servants who was related to a politician 
A)  Public servants with permanent contracts 
B)  Public servants who worked outside of Ottawa 
C)  Public servants who worked inside buildings 
D)  Public servants who worked in Ottawa 
E)  Public servants who was related to a politician

Question 3

Discuss the current state and size of public sector employment in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Public sector employment is even greater

Question 4

"The era of the 'Ottawa mandarins' has long been replaced by that of the technocrats in a state where influence is now much more widely dispersed than in the decades immediately after World War II." Discuss this claim.

Accepted Answer

In their answers, students need to expla

Question 5

Discuss the contributions of Oscar Skelton to the federal public service.

Accepted Answer

One of the first of such experts to make

Question 6

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Air Canada, Canadian National Railway, and Petro-Canada have been privatized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a function performed by organizations within the administrative system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The production of goods and operation of services sold to buyers 
B)  The disbursement of funds to individuals and groups 
C)  The adjudication of applications or interpretation of regulations 
D)  Both B and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The production of goods and operation of services sold to buyers 
B)  The disbursement of funds to individuals and groups 
C)  The adjudication of applications or interpretation of regulations 
D)  Both B and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following was considered essential to a modern, professional bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A right-leaning government 
B)  A well-trained administrative state 
C)  A well-equipped administrative state 
D)  A politically neutral public service 
E)  A partisan public service 
A)  A right-leaning government 
B)  A well-trained administrative state 
C)  A well-equipped administrative state 
D)  A politically neutral public service 
E)  A partisan public service

Question 9

Which university's economics department had a number of connections to the bureaucratic elite in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carleton University 
B)  McGill University 
C)  University of Ottawa 
D)  University of New Brunswick 
E)  Queen's University 
A)  Carleton University 
B)  McGill University 
C)  University of Ottawa 
D)  University of New Brunswick 
E)  Queen's University

Question 10

The 1970s marked the beginning of what some social and political commentators, particularly on the left, began to call what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The advancement of the state 
B)  The stalling of the state 
C)  The crisis of the state 
D)  The stagnation of the state 
E)  The rebirth of the state 
A)  The advancement of the state 
B)  The stalling of the state 
C)  The crisis of the state 
D)  The stagnation of the state 
E)  The rebirth of the state

Question 11

During the first year after Confederation, the government of Canada spent about $14 million.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is true about the 1908 and 1918 reforms to the Civil Service Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  They permitted public servants to belong to political parties and attend their meetings. 
B)  They permitted public servants to donate money to political parties, but not belong to a party. 
C)  They permitted public servants to express their political views freely by making public speeches or publishing articles in newspapers. 
D)  They placed strict limits on the rights of public servants to participate in politics beyond voting. 
E)  They permitted public servants to make campaign contributions. 
A)  They permitted public servants to belong to political parties and attend their meetings. 
B)  They permitted public servants to donate money to political parties, but not belong to a party. 
C)  They permitted public servants to express their political views freely by making public speeches or publishing articles in newspapers. 
D)  They placed strict limits on the rights of public servants to participate in politics beyond voting. 
E)  They permitted public servants to make campaign contributions.

Question 13

What is the bureaucracy's role in government?

Accepted Answer

A)  To implement policies 
B)  To formulate policies 
C)  To replace ineffective policies 
D)  To vote on policies 
E)  To veto policies 
A)  To implement policies 
B)  To formulate policies 
C)  To replace ineffective policies 
D)  To vote on policies 
E)  To veto policies

Question 14

Which of the following is not true about the Public Service Employment Act, 1967?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gave the Public Service Commission the authority to grant unpaid leaves of absence to public servants running for office. 
B)  It addressed the 1908 and 1918 reforms to the strict limits placed on public servants by the Civil Service Act. 
C)  It did not address the tension between the obligation of political neutrality and citizens' rights imposed on public servants. 
D)  It omitted attending political meetings and contributing money from the political activities that were off limits to public servants. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  It gave the Public Service Commission the authority to grant unpaid leaves of absence to public servants running for office. 
B)  It addressed the 1908 and 1918 reforms to the strict limits placed on public servants by the Civil Service Act. 
C)  It did not address the tension between the obligation of political neutrality and citizens' rights imposed on public servants. 
D)  It omitted attending political meetings and contributing money from the political activities that were off limits to public servants. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 15

When was the merit principle adopted?

Accepted Answer

A)  The passage of the Civil Service Amendment Act, 1908 
B)  The passage of the Federal Bureaucracy Act, 1910 
C)  The passage of the Constitution Act, 1867 
D)  The passage of the Civil Service Act, 1918 
E)  The passage of the Administrative Service Amendment Act, 1920 
A)  The passage of the Civil Service Amendment Act, 1908 
B)  The passage of the Federal Bureaucracy Act, 1910 
C)  The passage of the Constitution Act, 1867 
D)  The passage of the Civil Service Act, 1918 
E)  The passage of the Administrative Service Amendment Act, 1920

Question 16

In 1953, just under a fifth of the bureaucratic elite had taught in university at some point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is the accumulation of government spending deficits over two or more years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Real gross domestic product 
B)  Increased financial demand 
C)  Demand decrease 
D)  Supply increase 
E)  Debt 
A)  Real gross domestic product 
B)  Increased financial demand 
C)  Demand decrease 
D)  Supply increase 
E)  Debt

Question 18

The federal public sector employs approximately 29,000 people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which term refers to hiring and promotion decisions based on attributes deemed relevant to competent performance of a job?

Accepted Answer

A)  The employment principle 
B)  The merit principle 
C)  The brokerage principle 
D)  The inheritance principle 
E)  The patronage principle 
A)  The employment principle 
B)  The merit principle 
C)  The brokerage principle 
D)  The inheritance principle 
E)  The patronage principle

Question 20

What rights did the claimant (and others) argue were infringed in Osborne v. Canada (Treasury Board)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their right to receive government services in the official language of their choice 
B)  Their rights to free speech and freedom of association 
C)  Their mobility rights 
D)  Their right to receive private-sector services in the official language of their choice 
E)  Their equality rights 
A)  Their right to receive government services in the official language of their choice 
B)  Their rights to free speech and freedom of association 
C)  Their mobility rights 
D)  Their right to receive private-sector services in the official language of their choice 
E)  Their equality rights

Describe the growth in the federal government from Confederation to the 1960s.

What did "inside service" refer to?

Discuss the current state and size of public sector employment in Canada.

"The era of the 'Ottawa mandarins' has long been replaced by that of the technocrats in a state where influence is now much more widely dispersed than in the decades immediately after World War II." Discuss this claim.

Discuss the contributions of Oscar Skelton to the federal public service.

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Air Canada, Canadian National Railway, and Petro-Canada have been privatized.

Which of the following is a function performed by organizations within the administrative system?

Which of the following was considered essential to a modern, professional bureaucracy?

Which university's economics department had a number of connections to the bureaucratic elite in the 1930s?

The 1970s marked the beginning of what some social and political commentators, particularly on the left, began to call what?

During the first year after Confederation, the government of Canada spent about $14 million.

Which of the following is true about the 1908 and 1918 reforms to the Civil Service Act?

What is the bureaucracy's role in government?

Which of the following is not true about the Public Service Employment Act, 1967?

When was the merit principle adopted?

In 1953, just under a fifth of the bureaucratic elite had taught in university at some point.

Which of the following is the accumulation of government spending deficits over two or more years?

The federal public sector employs approximately 29,000 people.

Which term refers to hiring and promotion decisions based on attributes deemed relevant to competent performance of a job?

What rights did the claimant (and others) argue were infringed in Osborne v. Canada (Treasury Board)?

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Exam 9: The Administrative State

Describe the growth in the federal government from Confederation to the 1960s.

What did "inside service" refer to?

Discuss the current state and size of public sector employment in Canada.

"The era of the 'Ottawa mandarins' has long been replaced by that of the technocrats in a state where influence is now much more widely dispersed than in the decades immediately after World War II." Discuss this claim.

Discuss the contributions of Oscar Skelton to the federal public service.

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Air Canada, Canadian National Railway, and Petro-Canada have been privatized.

Which of the following is a function performed by organizations within the administrative system?

Which of the following was considered essential to a modern, professional bureaucracy?

Which university's economics department had a number of connections to the bureaucratic elite in the 1930s?

The 1970s marked the beginning of what some social and political commentators, particularly on the left, began to call what?

During the first year after Confederation, the government of Canada spent about $14 million.

Which of the following is true about the 1908 and 1918 reforms to the Civil Service Act?

What is the bureaucracy's role in government?

Which of the following is not true about the Public Service Employment Act, 1967?

When was the merit principle adopted?

In 1953, just under a fifth of the bureaucratic elite had taught in university at some point.

Which of the following is the accumulation of government spending deficits over two or more years?

The federal public sector employs approximately 29,000 people.

Which term refers to hiring and promotion decisions based on attributes deemed relevant to competent performance of a job?

What rights did the claimant (and others) argue were infringed in Osborne v. Canada (Treasury Board)?

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