For Final - Policy Making and Implementation

Question 1

Policy making follows policy Form & Leg

Answer 1

formation and legislation

Question 2

Policy implementation is a later stage of the policy cycle in which the ? policies are put into ?

Answer 2

adopted & effect.

Question 3

Effective policy implementation involves three key elements: org, interp, app

Answer 3

organization, interpretation, and application.

Question 4

The primary responsibility to implementation of social policy resides with the ? branches of the government.

Answer 4

executive

Question 5

Canada is a ? state.

Answer 5

federal

Question 6

Canada has two levels of governments, a WHAT to promote the best interests of the whole country and WHAT which also seek to look after their own best interests.

Answer 6

national government & provincial governments

Question 7

Canada’s two major forms of governments built on a WHAT model with a constitutional monarchy.

Define constitutional monarchy

Answer 7

parliamentary

Constitutional monarchs exercise their powers within an established legal framework

whereas, absolute monarchy (a monarch holds power)

Question 8

There are HOW MANY members of Parliament (MPs) in the WHERE (hint - H)

Answer 8

338 & House of Commons

Question 9

Governor General conforms to WHICH 2 things?

Answer 9

the political party with the majority seats or the Cabinet (which is headed by the prime minister PM).

Question 10

The Cabinet, the executive of the government, is a small group of WHO known as ministers & selected by WHO

Answer 10

MPs & the PM to lead specific ministries.

Question 11

These ministers are responsible for all policy dev? and deci? within their portfolio.

Answer 11

development & decisions

Question 12

t/f - Provincial government follows the same pattern as the federal parliament.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

In Ontario, the elected members of provincial parliament are called?

Members of Provincial parliament (MPPs), Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), or Members of the House Assembly (MHAs).

Answer 13

Members of Provincial parliament (MPPs)

Question 14

elected members of provincial parliament in other provinces are called?

Members of Provincial parliament (MPPs), Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), or Members of the House Assembly (MHAs).

Answer 14

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Question 15

elected members of provincial parliament in Quebec are called?

Members of Provincial parliament (MPPs), Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), or Members of the House Assembly (MHAs).

Answer 15

Members of the National Assembly (MNAs)

Question 16

elected members of provincial parliament in Newfoundland and Labrador are called?

Members of Provincial parliament (MPPs), Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), or Members of the House Assembly (MHAs).

Answer 16

Members of the House Assembly (MHAs).

Question 17

The initiative to create a new law or reform an existing one can come from:

Strong pu opi?, e.g., the current fear of terrorism

Lob? on behalf of industry and other interest groups – chemical use in agriculture is huge or gene modified foods and there is a company that hires retired government officers to lobby the government because they understand the business

Political plat? of newly elected governments

Burea? within ? - can promote public policy initiatives based on their own program evaluations.

Answer 17

public opinion

Lobbying

Political platforms

Bureaucracy within ministries

Question 18

A proposed legislation is called what?

and occurs in WHERE often secretly, before it is presented in Parliament

Answer 18

(called a bill) & Cabinet

Question 19

A proposed legislation ( bill) is examined by committees of ?and the Treasury ?.

Answer 19

cabinet & Board

Question 20

When a draft of the bill is ready, the minister introduces it to the WHERE (2 places)

Answer 20

House of Commons or the Legislative Assembly (in provinces).

Question 21

The bill must pass HOW MANY separate readings AND votes.

Each reading could be the same people or if it takes years people may change. If it doesn’t pass then it’s over.

Answer 21

3

Question 22

With “party whip” (a person), the government party ensures all WHO not in Cabinet vote for the bill

Answer 22

party members

Question 23

Describe the public bill? WHO introduces a public bill?

Answer 23

will impact the public as a whole AND are introduced by the appropriate minister

Question 24

Describe private bills?

Answer 24

usually concern individuals or local maters.

Question 25

Once a federal bill passes three readings in the House of Commons, it goes to the WHERE, then to the WHO

Answer 25

Senate & governor general. Once the governor general signs it, it becomes a law.

Question 26

Is it the House of Commons or the Senate who is appointed by government leaders – they are not elected, and has no power

Answer 26

Senate

Question 27

Canada has two levels of courts - what are they?

Answer 27

federal and provincial.

Question 28

The federal government appoints and pays all ? appointed judges.

Answer 28

federally

Question 29

judges of the provincial supreme court, the federal court and the Supreme Court of Canada may be removed only by WHO What does this help with?

Answer 29

the governor general this keeps the judges independent to follow the Constitution rather than bending to the will of the government in power otherwise we have the issue of “referees as players”

Question 30

t/f - The ruling of the Supreme Court is not final.

Answer 30

false

Question 31

What is the term for - many competing influences impacting how people treat each other (hint - plur)

Answer 31

Pluralism

Question 32

What is the term for - the chosen part of a group or society

Answer 32

Elitism

Question 33

WHO sees the masses as mostly passive, apathetic and poorly informed

Answer 33

Elitism which allows the elites to manipulate mass sentiments through power gained from controlling boards of major corporations, banks and governments.

Question 34

T/F - The actual case we are facing now is that we are in between elitism and pluralism.

Answer 34

true

Question 35

T/F - In principle, citizens in democratic countries should have the right to participate in issues affecting the public interest and the common good.

Answer 35

true

Question 36

In terms of Citizen Participation: Canadian political system is based on the principles of WHAT democracy.

Answer 36

representative

Question 37

In terms of representative democracy: Representatives are selected by WHAT. The winner is supposed to WHAT.

Answer 37

elections represent all those in riding This is an old way of doing things based on the idea that people don’t have the knowledge so they elect someone who does and can speak for them

Question 38

T/F - The basic assumption of representative democracy is that the representation reflects the public opinion at the level of policy-making.

Answer 38

true

Question 39

An unstated assumption is that the representatives do not have more knowledge than the individuals.

Answer 39

false - they think they are smarter

Question 40

The actual cases can be that the representatives DO WHAT during election time?

Answer 40

promise for the sake of election, not have to do as they promised representatives may not necessarily have more knowledge about the policy and the needs of individuals.

Question 41

T/F - The public may vote for the specific policy or a bill not the ideology

Answer 41

false - may vote for the ideology presented by the candidates, not a specific policy or a bill.

Question 42

One solution for the problem of representative system is the WHICH for specific policy, bills or decisions.

Answer 42

public voting/referendum

Question 43

a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g., vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly is called WHAT

Answer 43

direct democracy countries using this approach is Switzerland

Question 44

What are 2 disadvantages of Direct Democracy

Answer 44

cost of voting & Difficult if the majority wants to vote a certain direction and the minority population want to vote another direction.

Question 45

When does Direct Democracy work best (2 things)

Answer 45

It is more feasible to have such a system when individuals are fully informed AND when the rulers’ power is limited.

Question 46

In the current Canadian system, the governments can involve citizens in the policymaking process at the WHICH stage.

Answer 46

input

Question 47

T/F - Unequal power and influence means that the specific pressure groups can increase their influence on policy outcomes.

Answer 47

true (Problems remain for those who do not have the power and ability to articulate their issues and apply the pressure).

Question 48

T/F - there are many built-in structures in Canada ensure that citizens – both those directly affected by policy or those with an interest in policy – have opportunity to be heard

Answer 48

no! Getting information to the public is another means of consciousness-raising that can influence policy The media can control things tho!

Question 49

The individuals can withdraw compliance which is known as what?

Answer 49

“the weapons of the weak” = strong resistance in response to their powerless situation

Question 50

Withdrawing compliance as the “weapons of the weak” is more common in developing countries, and as a results, the efficiency in the society is WHAT.

Answer 50

low