Deck 11: The Legislature and the Bureaucracy

Question 1

Who passed legislation in 2006 to incorporate the new position of accounting officer into the responsibilities of the deputy minister?

A)Stephen Harper
B)Jean Chretien
C)Paul Martin
D)Brian Mulroney

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which agency is also considered a watchdog agency that reports annually to Parliament on whether departments have kept proper financial records?

A)Office of the Information Commissioner
B)Office of the Auditor-General
C)Office of the Privacy Commissioner
D)Office of the Ethics Commissioner

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following make up the joint standing committee on Scrutiny of Regulations?

A)Senate and the Opposition
B)House of Commons and the Opposition
C)House of Commons and the Supreme Court
D)House of Commons and the Senate

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which department was responsible for the sponsorship program?

A)Department of Justice
B)Department of Public Works and Government Services
C)Heritage Canada
D)Department of Finance

Question 5

What is the role of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner?

A)They receive and look into complaints made by public servants relating to various forms of mismanagement or wrongdoing in the public service.
B)They look into complaints from individuals who believe that their privacy rights have not been properly respected.
C)They investigate complaints about denial of public access to government information.
D)They ensure that elected and appointed members of the government abide by the Code of Ethics.

Question 6

The doctrine that stipulates that the "minister is responsible for everything in the department" is known as individual ministerial responsibility.

Question 7

Which committee examines both the public accounts and the auditor-general's report as a basis for making recommendations to the House of Commons?

A)Government Operations and Estimates committee
B)Public Accounts committee
C)Privacy and Ethics committee
D)Scrutiny of Regulations committee

Question 8

Which of the following committees is chaired by a member of the opposition?

A)Agriculture and Agri-Food committee
B)Library of Parliament committee
C)Special Committees
D)Scrutiny of Regulations committee

Question 9

The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer reports to the House of Commons and Senate through Scrutiny of Regulations.

Question 10

At the federal level, there exists no authoritative statement on which government bodies qualify as officers of Parliament.

Question 11

The doctrine of ministerial responsibility requires that a minister should resign if a serious administrative error committed by her or his department is exposed.

Question 12

The Office of the Ethics Commissioner administers the Conflict of Interest Code.

Question 13

Which of the following are joint committees?

A)Library of Parliament committee
B)Environmental and Sustainable Development committee
C)Canadian Heritage committee
D)Public Accounts committee

Question 14

What type of committee would examine the issue of acid rain?

A)standing committee
B)permanent committee
C)special committee
D)legislative committee

Question 15

Currently, how many standing committees exist?

A)2!
B)10!
C)12!
D)24!

Question 16

Which of the following is an independent body that reports directly to Parliament and whose responsibilities include reviewing spending amounts by candidates and parties, and ensuring compliance with the federal electoral legislations?

A)the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
B)the Office of the Auditor-General
C)Elections Canada
D)the Office of the Ethics Commissioner

Question 17

Who administers the Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code for Public Office Holders?

A)The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner
B)The Office of the Privacy Commissioner
C)The Office of the Information Commissioner
D)The Office of the Ethics Commissioner

Question 18

Which of the following indirectly reports to Parliament?

A)The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer
B)The Office of the Privacy Commissioner
C)Elections Canada
D)The Office of the Auditor-General

Question 19

What type of committee is the Environmental and Sustainable Development committee?

A)standing committee
B)special committee
C)joint committee
D)legislative committee

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a type of House of Commons committee?

A)standing committee
B)special committee
C)judicial committee
D)legislative committee

Question 21

The Senate does not have any committees.

Question 22

The Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food deals only with the Department of Agriculture.

Question 23

The setup of a House of Commons committee room is similar to that of the House of Commons, with opposition members on one side and the government members on the other.

Question 24

The Office of the Auditor-General reports to Parliament through a minister.

Question 25

Legislative committees are established to examine a specific issue, such as same-sex marriage.