Question 1

What is the term for interactions within one department?

Accepted Answer

A) intradepartmental interaction 
B) interdepartmental interaction 
C) horizontal management 
D) vertical management 
A) intradepartmental interaction 
B) interdepartmental interaction 
C) horizontal management 
D) vertical management A

Question 2

Currently, only ministerial staff can enter into internal job competitions within the federal public service for up to one year after leaving their position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The number of ministerial assistants decreased between 2005 and 2015.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following Prime ministers abolished the role of the Chief of Staff in 1993?

Accepted Answer

A) Paul Martin 
B) Jean Chretien 
C) Brian Mulroney 
D) Kim Campbell 
A) Paul Martin 
B) Jean Chretien 
C) Brian Mulroney 
D) Kim Campbell

Question 5

The deputy minister will usually meet the head of the Privy Council Office once a year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A successful department requires that the deputy minister "manage down."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following describes a Memorandum to Cabinet?

Accepted Answer

A) a vertical initiative 
B) a horizontal initiative 
C) a mixed initiative 
D) a Crown initiative 
A) a vertical initiative 
B) a horizontal initiative 
C) a mixed initiative 
D) a Crown initiative

Question 8

One of the functions of ministerial assistants is to take on the role of managing the minister's time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One of the Deputy minister's functions is to manage the department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

There are no individual statutes to specify the duties of the minister in relation to the department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Whose role is it to contribute to the collective and corporate management of government?

Accepted Answer

A) the chief of staff 
B) the director of parliamentary affairs 
C) the regional communications advisor 
D) the deputy minister 
A) the chief of staff 
B) the director of parliamentary affairs 
C) the regional communications advisor 
D) the deputy minister

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT considered a major player in the minister's office?

Accepted Answer

A) the director of communications 
B) the senior special assistant to parliamentary affairs 
C) the chief of staff 
D) the director of policy 
A) the director of communications 
B) the senior special assistant to parliamentary affairs 
C) the chief of staff 
D) the director of policy

Question 13

Which prime minister reinstated the role of the Chief of Staff in 2004?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Who appoints all department deputy ministers?

Accepted Answer

A) the cabinet minister 
B) the governor-general 
C) the prime minister 
D) an independent hiring committee 
A) the cabinet minister 
B) the governor-general 
C) the prime minister 
D) an independent hiring committee

Question 15

Which of the following Acts enables the deputy minister to manage allocated resources?

Accepted Answer

A) Financial Administration Act 
B) Public Sector Labour Relations Act 
C) Public Service Employment Act 
D) Civil Service Act 
A) Financial Administration Act 
B) Public Sector Labour Relations Act 
C) Public Service Employment Act 
D) Civil Service Act

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT part of the minister's office prior to 1984?

Accepted Answer

A) private secretary 
B) executive assistant 
C) policy advisor 
D) chief of staff 
A) private secretary 
B) executive assistant 
C) policy advisor 
D) chief of staff

Question 17

Which of the following acts places duties affecting human resource management in the hands of the deputy minister?

Accepted Answer

A) Financial Administration Act 
B) Civil Service Act 
C) Public Sector Labour Relations Act 
D) Public Service Employment Act 
A) Financial Administration Act 
B) Civil Service Act 
C) Public Sector Labour Relations Act 
D) Public Service Employment Act

Question 18

Recently, horizontal initiatives at the federal level have largely been restricted to federal departments and agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the Local Health Integration Network an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) horizontal management 
B) horizontal initiative 
C) network governance 
D) vertical governance 
A) horizontal management 
B) horizontal initiative 
C) network governance 
D) vertical governance

Question 20

Which of the following initiatives is supported by various federal departments and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

Accepted Answer

A) the Youth Employment Strategy 
B) the Federal Tobacco Strategy 
C) the Local Health Integration Network 
D) the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative 
A) the Youth Employment Strategy 
B) the Federal Tobacco Strategy 
C) the Local Health Integration Network 
D) the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative

What is the term for interactions within one department?

Currently, only ministerial staff can enter into internal job competitions within the federal public service for up to one year after leaving their position.

The number of ministerial assistants decreased between 2005 and 2015.

Which of the following Prime ministers abolished the role of the Chief of Staff in 1993?

The deputy minister will usually meet the head of the Privy Council Office once a year.

A successful department requires that the deputy minister "manage down."

Which of the following describes a Memorandum to Cabinet?

One of the functions of ministerial assistants is to take on the role of managing the minister's time.

One of the Deputy minister's functions is to manage the department.

There are no individual statutes to specify the duties of the minister in relation to the department.

Whose role is it to contribute to the collective and corporate management of government?

Which of the following is NOT considered a major player in the minister's office?

Which prime minister reinstated the role of the Chief of Staff in 2004?

Who appoints all department deputy ministers?

Which of the following Acts enables the deputy minister to manage allocated resources?

Which of the following was NOT part of the minister's office prior to 1984?

Which of the following acts places duties affecting human resource management in the hands of the deputy minister?

Recently, horizontal initiatives at the federal level have largely been restricted to federal departments and agencies.

What is the Local Health Integration Network an example of?

Which of the following initiatives is supported by various federal departments and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

What Is Public Administration

Values and Ethics in Public Administration

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Structural Foundation

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Humanistic Response and Beyond

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The New Public Management, Governance, and Beyond

Government Departments and Central Agencies

Crown Agencies

Alternative Service Delivery ASD

The Executive and the Bureaucracy

The Legislature and the Bureaucracy

The Judiciary and the Bureaucracy

Intergovernmental Administrative Relations

Non-Governmental Actors and the Bureaucracy

The Management of Human Resources

Representative Bureaucracy and Employment Equity

The Budgetary Process

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Exam 10: Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Relations

What is the term for interactions within one department?

Currently, only ministerial staff can enter into internal job competitions within the federal public service for up to one year after leaving their position.

The number of ministerial assistants decreased between 2005 and 2015.

Which of the following Prime ministers abolished the role of the Chief of Staff in 1993?

The deputy minister will usually meet the head of the Privy Council Office once a year.

A successful department requires that the deputy minister "manage down."

Which of the following describes a Memorandum to Cabinet?

One of the functions of ministerial assistants is to take on the role of managing the minister's time.

One of the Deputy minister's functions is to manage the department.

There are no individual statutes to specify the duties of the minister in relation to the department.

Whose role is it to contribute to the collective and corporate management of government?

Which of the following is NOT considered a major player in the minister's office?

Which prime minister reinstated the role of the Chief of Staff in 2004?

Who appoints all department deputy ministers?

Which of the following Acts enables the deputy minister to manage allocated resources?

Which of the following was NOT part of the minister's office prior to 1984?

Which of the following acts places duties affecting human resource management in the hands of the deputy minister?

Recently, horizontal initiatives at the federal level have largely been restricted to federal departments and agencies.

What is the Local Health Integration Network an example of?

Which of the following initiatives is supported by various federal departments and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

What Is Public Administration

Values and Ethics in Public Administration

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Structural Foundation

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Humanistic Response and Beyond

Public Administration and Organization Theory: The New Public Management, Governance, and Beyond

Government Departments and Central Agencies

Crown Agencies

Alternative Service Delivery ASD

The Executive and the Bureaucracy

The Legislature and the Bureaucracy

The Judiciary and the Bureaucracy

Intergovernmental Administrative Relations

Non-Governmental Actors and the Bureaucracy

The Management of Human Resources

Representative Bureaucracy and Employment Equity

The Budgetary Process

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