Question 1

Which of the following is true about crown corporations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affiliated organizations perform regulatory, research, and advisory functions. 
B)  This part of the bureaucracy is most directly under the authority of cabinet. 
C)  This part of the bureaucracy includes the Auditor 
D)  Affiliated organizations perform commercial functions and operate at arm's length of the government. 
E)  Employees of this part of the bureaucracy are employees of the Treasury Board. 
A)  Affiliated organizations perform regulatory, research, and advisory functions. 
B)  This part of the bureaucracy is most directly under the authority of cabinet. 
C)  This part of the bureaucracy includes the Auditor 
D)  Affiliated organizations perform commercial functions and operate at arm's length of the government. 
E)  Employees of this part of the bureaucracy are employees of the Treasury Board.

Question 2

During the 1980s, rather than on mandatory quotas for group representation, affirmative action programs relied mainly on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A point system 
B)  A system of employment targets 
C)  A system of demographic targets 
D)  A system of ethnic minority targets 
E)  A system of economic targets 
A)  A point system 
B)  A system of employment targets 
C)  A system of demographic targets 
D)  A system of ethnic minority targets 
E)  A system of economic targets

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the practice of patronage?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is highly inappropriate for the prime minister to award government contracts based on political favouritism. 
B)  It may be permissible if the prime minister appoints a loyal friend and partisan ally to the PMO. 
C)  It is unacceptable if the prime minister appoints loyal friends and partisan allies to the bureaucracy, the courts, senior positions of the military and RCMP. 
D)  Both B and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  It is highly inappropriate for the prime minister to award government contracts based on political favouritism. 
B)  It may be permissible if the prime minister appoints a loyal friend and partisan ally to the PMO. 
C)  It is unacceptable if the prime minister appoints loyal friends and partisan allies to the bureaucracy, the courts, senior positions of the military and RCMP. 
D)  Both B and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 4

How much does annual federal spending exceed today?

Accepted Answer

A)  $360 billion 
B)  $36 billion 
C)  $3.6 billion 
D)  $160 billion 
E)  $16 billion 
A)  $360 billion 
B)  $36 billion 
C)  $3.6 billion 
D)  $160 billion 
E)  $16 billion

Question 5

In Lament for a Nation, George Grant praised the relationship between the Liberal Party and senior Ottawa bureaucrats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not true about the Broadcasting Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It delegates to non-elected officials the power to make rules that flesh out the general terms of the statute they implement. 
B)  The CBC and CRTC must determine the meaning of vague objectives set down in the Act. 
C)  It is a key law regulating television, radio, and telecommunications in Canada. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
E)  None of the above is true. 
A)  It delegates to non-elected officials the power to make rules that flesh out the general terms of the statute they implement. 
B)  The CBC and CRTC must determine the meaning of vague objectives set down in the Act. 
C)  It is a key law regulating television, radio, and telecommunications in Canada. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 7

Canada's first policy of representative bureaucracy came under whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pierre Trudeau and Joe Clark 
B)  Louis St. Laurent and John Diefenbaker 
C)  Pierre Trudeau and John Turner 
D)  Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Trudeau 
E)  Lester B. Pearson and John Diefenbaker 
A)  Pierre Trudeau and Joe Clark 
B)  Louis St. Laurent and John Diefenbaker 
C)  Pierre Trudeau and John Turner 
D)  Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Trudeau 
E)  Lester B. Pearson and John Diefenbaker

Question 8

Supporters of the positive state included which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberal intellectuals in the United States 
B)  Socialist thinkers in the United Kingdom 
C)  Progressive movement intellectuals in Canada 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Liberal intellectuals in the United States 
B)  Socialist thinkers in the United Kingdom 
C)  Progressive movement intellectuals in Canada 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Which of the following is true about crown corporations?

During the 1980s, rather than on mandatory quotas for group representation, affirmative action programs relied mainly on which of the following?

Which of the following is true about the practice of patronage?

How much does annual federal spending exceed today?

In Lament for a Nation, George Grant praised the relationship between the Liberal Party and senior Ottawa bureaucrats.

Which of the following is not true about the Broadcasting Act?

Canada's first policy of representative bureaucracy came under whom?

Supporters of the positive state included which of the following groups?

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

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Exam 9: The Administrative State

Which of the following is true about crown corporations?

During the 1980s, rather than on mandatory quotas for group representation, affirmative action programs relied mainly on which of the following?

Which of the following is true about the practice of patronage?

How much does annual federal spending exceed today?

In Lament for a Nation, George Grant praised the relationship between the Liberal Party and senior Ottawa bureaucrats.

Which of the following is not true about the Broadcasting Act?

Canada's first policy of representative bureaucracy came under whom?

Supporters of the positive state included which of the following groups?

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