Question 1

Which official provides an annual report of government funds that have been unlawfully or unwisely spent?

Accepted Answer

A) Auditor General 
B) Information Commissioner 
C) Environmental Commissioner 
D) Comptroller of the Treasury 
A) Auditor General 
B) Information Commissioner 
C) Environmental Commissioner 
D) Comptroller of the Treasury A

Question 2

Which occupational category does nursing fall under?

Accepted Answer

A) Management 
B) Scientific and Professional 
C) Technical 
D) Operational 
A) Management 
B) Scientific and Professional 
C) Technical 
D) Operational B

Question 3

An elaborate, expensive investigation set up by the Cabinet to make recommendations on a significant policy problem is called a task force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

How is the Canadian bureaucracy controlled?

Accepted Answer

The Canadian bureaucracy, which consists

Question 5

The CRTC, the Canadian Transportation Authority, and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission are examples of royal commissions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What has helped to penetrate "the cloak of secrecy" within the Canadian bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) the Access to Information Act and Information Commissioner 
B) the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Commissioner 
C) the Sunshine doctrine and the Sunset clause 
D) the Ombudsman 
A) the Access to Information Act and Information Commissioner 
B) the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Commissioner 
C) the Sunshine doctrine and the Sunset clause 
D) the Ombudsman

Question 7

What reforms to the bureaucracy were proposed by the Gomery Inquiry?

Accepted Answer

The Gomery report recommended significan

Question 8

What is the purpose of Crown corporations?

Accepted Answer

The Crown corporation is a logical struc

Question 9

VIA Rail, Canada Mortgage and Housing, and the Bank of Canada are examples of regulatory agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What type of decisions are NOT functions of regulatory tribunals?

Accepted Answer

A) quasi-legislative 
B) quasi-judicial 
C) adjudicative 
D) funding 
A) quasi-legislative 
B) quasi-judicial 
C) adjudicative 
D) funding

Question 11

What reforms were made to the bureaucracy under the New Public Management?

Accepted Answer

The New Public Management describes a ma

Question 12

How are responsibility and accountability managed in departments?

Accepted Answer

Responsibility and accountability are es

Question 13

The Department of Finance is an opponent of new department spending programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Who heads the different branches within a department?

Accepted Answer

A) minister 
B) deputy minister 
C) branch ministers 
D) assistant deputy minister 
A) minister 
B) deputy minister 
C) branch ministers 
D) assistant deputy minister

Question 15

How are government departments created?

Accepted Answer

A) through policies initiated by the Cabinet 
B) through acts of Parliament 
C) through constitutional amendments 
D) through orders-in-council 
A) through policies initiated by the Cabinet 
B) through acts of Parliament 
C) through constitutional amendments 
D) through orders-in-council

Question 16

The Official Languages Act of 1969 made the executive branch of government bilingual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the Estimates?

Accepted Answer

A) the spending proposals of each government department and agency 
B) Statistics Canada projections of the population growth 
C) Statistics Canada projections of the unemployment rate 
D) Bank of Canada predictions of the growth of the national debt 
A) the spending proposals of each government department and agency 
B) Statistics Canada projections of the population growth 
C) Statistics Canada projections of the unemployment rate 
D) Bank of Canada predictions of the growth of the national debt

Question 18

Which statement best describes special operating agencies?

Accepted Answer

A) They are autonomous administrative units within the bureaucracy. 
B) They are Canada's equivalent of the CIA and MI5. 
C) They contain 67 percent of the Canadian public service. 
D) They are staffed by exempt personnel. 
A) They are autonomous administrative units within the bureaucracy. 
B) They are Canada's equivalent of the CIA and MI5. 
C) They contain 67 percent of the Canadian public service. 
D) They are staffed by exempt personnel.

Question 19

Who handles human resources and financial and expenditure management?

Accepted Answer

A) Public Service Commission 
B) Prime Minister's Office 
C) Department of Finance 
D) Treasury Board Secretariat 
A) Public Service Commission 
B) Prime Minister's Office 
C) Department of Finance 
D) Treasury Board Secretariat

Question 20

The Auditor General is considered an agent of Parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: The bureaucracy

Which official provides an annual report of government funds that have been unlawfully or unwisely spent?

Which occupational category does nursing fall under?

An elaborate, expensive investigation set up by the Cabinet to make recommendations on a significant policy problem is called a task force.

How is the Canadian bureaucracy controlled?

The CRTC, the Canadian Transportation Authority, and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission are examples of royal commissions.

What has helped to penetrate "the cloak of secrecy" within the Canadian bureaucracy?

What reforms to the bureaucracy were proposed by the Gomery Inquiry?

What is the purpose of Crown corporations?

VIA Rail, Canada Mortgage and Housing, and the Bank of Canada are examples of regulatory agencies.

What type of decisions are NOT functions of regulatory tribunals?

What reforms were made to the bureaucracy under the New Public Management?

How are responsibility and accountability managed in departments?

The Department of Finance is an opponent of new department spending programs.

Who heads the different branches within a department?

How are government departments created?

The Official Languages Act of 1969 made the executive branch of government bilingual.

What are the Estimates?

Which statement best describes special operating agencies?

Who handles human resources and financial and expenditure management?

The Auditor General is considered an agent of Parliament.

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