Chapter 4 Roles and powers of the Prime Minister, Cabinet and the Ministry

Question 1

These two groups make up the ‘Outer Ministry’

Answer 1

Junior Ministers and Assistant Ministers

Question 2

All authority of the Prime Minister stems from Westminster ________

Answer 2

conventions

Question 3

This section of the Constitution declares that all Ministers must be Members of Parliament

Answer 3

s64

Question 4

Which convention states that all Ministers must publicly support the executive

Answer 4

Cabinet Solidarity

Question 5

Three elements of Individual Ministerial responsibility are ___________

Answer 5

personal probity, professional integrity, management of portfolio

Question 6

The most recent example of 2017 where an MP had to recontest their seat through a by-election to maintain their status as a Minister was in the case of _____________

Answer 6

Barnaby Joyce

Question 7

The importance of secrecy of Cabinet deliberations is underlined by these discussions being kept secret for ______ years

Answer 7

30

Question 8

The decision by the Abbott government to release Cabinet documents from the Rudd government over this programme was highly controversial

Answer 8

Home Insulation Programme

Question 9

Cabinet secrecy is not in breach of these principles, because it ensures unity.

Answer 9

good government

Question 10

Decisions made by cabinet may be determined by consensus, Party Room pressure, together with _____ and _______

Answer 10

majority view and Prime Ministerial authority

Question 11

The ‘front bench’ is also referred to as the _______ benches

Answer 11

Treasury

Question 12

When changes are made to the Cabinet, this is referred to as a Cabinet ___________

Answer 12

reshuffle

Question 13

He was appointed to head the new ‘super ministry’, Minister for Home Affairs

Answer 13

Peter Dutton

Question 14

The ERC is a key cabinet committee. This is the acronym for ….

Answer 14

Expenditure Review Committee

Question 15

Ministers were first divided into the Inner and Outer categories in his term of government

Answer 15

Menzies

Question 16

The power of the Prime Minister to choose or change Ministers is referred to as the power of ___________

Answer 16

patronage

Question 17

As chairperson of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister controls the Business List, which is the Cabinet _____

Answer 17

agenda

Question 18

The largest Cabinet portfolio in terms of budget allocation is that of __________

Answer 18

Social Services

Question 19

Limits to the power of the Prime Minister were evident in the case of this Speaker who was forced to stand down in 2015 because of embarrassing financial disclousres

Answer 19

Bronwyn Bishop

Question 20

The most recent example of a Prime Minister choosing the timing of the election date was

Answer 20

Turnbull in July 2016

Question 21

The most successful recent Prime Minister to effectively engage with social media was

Answer 21

Kevin Rudd

Question 22

The political demise of Tony Abbott was accelerate by is ‘captain’s call’ on this matter in January 2015

Answer 22

Announcement of Australian knighthoods

Question 23

The forum for meetings between the Prime Minister and the Premiers is __________

Answer 23

COAG

Question 24

The National Party backbencher who has often threatened to cross the floor in 2016 and 2017 is ______________

Answer 24

George Christensen

Question 25

If support for major parties continues to decline, this form of government may become more common in Australia

Answer 25

minority

Question 26

The best example of a perceived ‘conviction politician’ as PM since 2000 is ________

Answer 26

John Howard

Question 27

There are five links in the ‘Westminster Chain of _________’

Answer 27

Accountability

Question 28

A key role of Cabinet is to develop and communicate the government _________ and narrative

Answer 28

vision

Question 29

Cabinet policies can be implemented through legislation and __________

Answer 29

regulation

Question 30

Which government department manages the exchange of information to the Cabinet

Answer 30

Department of Prime Minster and Cabinet

Question 31

The most radical Cabinet in postwar Australia was that of the __________ government.

Answer 31

Whitlam

Question 32

The strongest recent example of the expanded role of government in smoothing the business cycle was during the _______ government.

Answer 32

Rudd in 2008

Question 33

Identify the four broad reasons for the growth of the role of government.

Answer 33

Depression experience; growth of rights and need to provide for them; extension of franchise and the needs of many more diverse groups; need for key infrastructure provision in a sprawling landmass.