Lecture 10

Question 1

Effective policy implementation involves these three key elements:

Answer 1

Organization
Interpretation
Application

Question 2

The primary responsibility to implementation of social policy resides with the _______

Answer 2

A: executive branches of the government

Question 3

Canada is a _____ state.

Answer 3

Federal

Question 4

Canada’s two major forms of government are built on a_____ model with a _____ monarchy.

Answer 4

parliamentary model with a constitutional monarchy

Question 5

What is a constitutional monarchy?

Answer 5

system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government.

Question 6

How does a constitutional monarchy differ from an absolute monarchy?

Answer 6

Constitutional monarchs exercise their powers within an established legal framework

Question 7

How many members of parliament are there in the house of commons?

Answer 7

338

Question 8

What is the Cabinet? (In the parliament)

Answer 8

A small group of MPS selected by the PM to lead specific ministries

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs)

Question 10

Initiative to create a new law or reform an existing one can come from (4):

Answer 10

Strong public opinion (eg the current fear of terrorism)
Lobbying on behalf of industry and other interest groups
Political platforms of newly elected governments
Bureaucracy within ministries can promote public policy initiatives based on their own program evaluations

Question 11

What is the process of a bill? (starting with cabinet) (6)

Answer 11

Bill is proposed in the Cabinet often secretly, before it is presented in parliament (here, its examined)
When a draft of the bill is ready, the minister introduces it to the house of commons
The bill must pass three separate readings in the house of commons
After the bill passes the 3 readings, it goes to the senate
Then it goes to the governor general
It becomes a law once the general governor signs it

Question 12

What is a party whip?

Answer 12

The term is taken from the “whipper-in” during a hunt, who tries to prevent hounds from wandering away from a hunting pack. Additionally, the term “whip” may mean the voting instructions issued to legislators, or the status of a certain legislator in their party’s parliamentary grouping.
In Canada the Party Whip is the member of a political party in the House of Commons of Canada, the Senate of Canada or a provincial legislature charged with ensuring party discipline among members of the caucus.
They make sure all party members not in Cabinet vote for the bill

Question 13

What are the two commons types of bills? (explain them)

Answer 13

Public bills (proposals that will impact the public as a whole and are introduced by the appropriate minister)
Private bills (usually concern individuals or local matters)

Question 14

The federal government appoints and pays all federally appointed judges. However, judges of the provincial supreme court, the federal court and the supreme court of canada may be removed only by ________.

Answer 14

the governor general

Question 15

Why is the independence of judges important?

Answer 15

Because otherwise we would have the issue of “referees as players”

Question 16

What is pluralism?

Answer 16

Class: Refers to the many competing influences impacting how people treat each other
pluralism is a political philosophy holding that people of different beliefs, backgrounds, and lifestyles can coexist in the same society and participate equally in the political process.
Pluralism assumes that its practice will lead decision-makers to negotiate solutions that contribute to the “common good” of the entire society.

Question 17

What is elitism?

Answer 17

Refers to the chosen part of a group or society Elitism reflects the interests and values of the powerful few, not the demands of the common people in social and public policy making and practice.
Elitism sees the masses as mostly passive, apathetic and poorly informed - which allows the elites to manipulate mass sentiments through power gained from controlling boards of major corporations, banks and governments

Question 18

What is representative democracy?

Answer 18

• Representative democracy is a form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives as opposed to direct democracy, a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly.

“we vote for someone to control us” - fan

Question 19

What is a solution for the problem of representative democracy system?

Answer 19

The public should vote for specific policy / bills or decisions

Question 20

What is direct democracy?

Answer 20

Where people vote for specific policies bills or decisions (Switzerland)

Question 21

What is the disadvantage of direct democracy?

Answer 21

The cost of voting

Question 22

What would make a direct democracy more feasible?

Answer 22

Its more feasible to have a direct democracy when individuals are fully informed and when the rules power is limited

Question 23

In the current Canadian system, the government can involve citizens in the policymaking processes at which stage?

Answer 23

The input stage
Governments can establish commissions with the mandate to explore a public issue in depth and to bring back a community informed recommendations on actions the government should take

Question 24

What is a pressure group?

Answer 24

a group that tries to influence public policy in the interest of a particular cause.
This includes self-interest groups such as: trade unions; business and farming associations; churches; ethnic associations; pensioner groups; and returned service personnel.

Question 25

Explain “weapons of the weak”

Answer 25

“Everyday resistance” is the most common form of opposition to oppression. It consists of foot-dragging, non-compliance, pilfering, desertion, feigned ignorance, slander, arson, sabotage, flight etc.

Question 26

True or false: withdrawing compliance as the “weapons of the weak” is more common in developing countries and as a result, the efficiency in the society is low.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

Social workers are in a unique position to relate the policy making process and the implementation of social policy into their everyday practice. Because of this, they can (8) :

Answer 27

Objectively analyze the IMPACT of social policies on the people they service
Examine the CONGRUENCY between social policies and agency polices
INCREASE COMMUNITY CONSCIOUSNESS regarding existing social policies and economic policies and any potential consequences for the community
Organize community RESPONSES to social policies with negative consequence
Develop COALITIONS between communities
Ensure that those social policies that benefits communities are ACKNOWLEDGED
Develop RESEARCH capacity of sufficient sophistication to allow information pertaining to the community to be collected
Develop mechanisms that ensure this research information is made available and ACKNOWLEDGED by policy makers even if lobby or pressure groups must be employed