Pols 403 Self-test Quiz: Midterm Exam General Questions (Part 1/2)

1. Under __________, the responsibilities of a state are divided into multiple levels. Under __________, the responsibilities for delivering health care are divided into multiple regions.

Federalism; regionalization

Regionalization; federalism

Unitary systems; regionalization

Regionalization; unitary systems

None of the above

2. The “Fathers of Confederation” deemed health and social matters to be of a “local or private nature,” and not matters of national interest. This suggests a:

Classical liberal view

Marxist view

Reform liberal view

Technocratic view

Feminist view

3. Conditional grants could be said to:

Minimize the power of the federal government

Enhance the power of the provincial government

Enhance the power of the federal government

Have no effect on the powers of the two levels of government

Stabilize the power of the two levels of government

4. The division of powers:

Was amended to allow for a larger provincial role in health care

Refers to political organization in a unitary state

Sets out what the provincial and federal governments can and cannot do

Allows one level of government to take away the power of another level of government

None of the above

5. Regional health authorities typically receive their funding:

From the province

From the federal government

Based on the ability of the politicians in the health authority to lobby for the amount received

Based on the health status of the population in the province

From the medical services premium

6. Which of the following would not be typically considered a welfare state program?

Employment insurance

$100/month child care subsidy for children 6 and under

Disability benefits

All of the above are common welfare state programs

None of the above are common welfare state programs

7. Welfare state programs could be described, in the reform liberal sense, as government:

Keeping out of the private sphere and the economy

Doing for citizens what they are unable to do for themselves

Maximizing each person’s freedom so long as they do not infringe on another’s freedom

Maintaining the existing class-based social order

8. In terms of federalism, health authorities:

Operate above the level of provincial governments

Operate on a roughly equal level to that of the federal government

Operate below the level of provincial governments

Operate on a roughly equal level to that of provincial governments

None of the above

9. Canada’s Constitution:

Largely gave provinces the responsibility of delivering health and social programs

Largely gave the federal government the responsibility of delivering health and social programs

Gave equal responsibility for delivering health and social programs to the federal and provincial governments

Gave the private sector most responsibilities for delivering health care and social programs

10. “The federal government has attempted to maintain its role as the defender of Medicare’s national dimensions while simultaneously reducing its responsibility and risk for managing the increasing costs and changing expectations within the system.” With this quote, Romanow could be referring to:

Executive federalism

The time when the federal government forgot to include program delivery conditions in the EPF

Recent increases in federal funding transfers

Lack of action on a national drug plan

11. “The federal government announces today that effective January 1, 2010, federal income tax will be reduced by 1.25 percent. The aim of this reduction is to allow more flexibility for the provinces to meet their spending commitments.” This hypothetical announcement refers to:

Tax points

Tax sharing/collecting agreements

Tax abatement

The 2006 election platform of the Conservative Party of Canada

Shared-cost funding

12. When the correct roles and responsibilities of a level of government are forgotten, mistaken or ignored, then _________ could be of some assistance.

Fiscal federalism

Judicial review

Tax sharing agreements

Performance agreements

The Canada Health Act

13. A concerned citizen group is calling for more government funding for childcare spaces in a province, but is told by the ministry that a government report written by top bureaucrats identifies present funding as sufficient. This scenario could be an example of:

Pluralism

Reform liberalism

Marxism

Classical liberalism

14. What might be said to have most encouraged the involvement of government in social programs?

The constitutional amending formulae

Judicial review

Ideological change in society’s views

The 1951 Canadian Sickness Survey

Globalization

15. Which kind of fiscal federalism minimizes the possibility of having national standards for social programs?

Unconditional grants

Conditional grants

Equalization

Tax points

16. Frequently, federal systems have an advantage over unitary systems in that:

Citizens feel closer to the decision-making process

Unique regions enjoy a measure of autonomy

Limits are placed on the concentration of power in any one government

All of the above

The first and third responses only

17. Under Marxism’s description of capitalism, the _________ own the means of production and the _________ are slaves to the means of production.

Citizens; government

Government; citizens

Workers; employers

Employers; workers

None of the above

18. Welfare state programs could also be described, in the classical liberal sense, as:

Government failing to keep out of the private sphere and the economy

Ensuring that each person can enjoy their freedom without infringing on the freedom of others

Ensuring that the working class stays in its rightful place in the social order

Government doing for citizens what they are unable to do for themselves

19. In giving health care responsibilities to regions within a province, regionalization can be said to:

Absolve the provincial government of some responsibility of leadership in this area

Allow regions to better direct health care delivery in their area

Create the appearance of local control of health care delivery

All of the above

The first two responses only

20. Social program innovations in Canada typically came from:

The federal government

The private sector

The provinces

Non-profit and charitable organizations

21. The most complicated and controversial fiscal federalism funding method in Canada has been:

Conditional grants

Unconditional grants

Equalization

Tax points

The HST

22. For the 1970s, the overall fiscal federalism trend was to:

Increase federal funding to the provinces for health care

Decrease federal funding to the provinces for health care

Maintain existing levels of federal funding to the provinces for health care

Supplement the existing hospital and medical care acts

Restore the principles of health care

23. A public policy stating, “Government will further reduce the bottom income tax rate by one percentage point to allow low-income families to have more disposable income” best represents:

Federal-provincial cooperation

Federal constitutional jurisdiction

Shared constitutional jurisdiction

Provincial constitutional jurisdiction

Concurrent jurisdiction

24. A classical liberal would be most likely to support:

Regionalization, in that it allows greater responsiveness to local needs

Job creation programs funded by government

Lifting of a tuition freeze for postsecondary education

Technocratic decision making and planning

A national drug program

25. The Medical Care Act was passed in 1966, yet Canada did not fully have “national” Medicare until several years after that, because of:

The dysfunctional nature of shared cost programs

The reform liberal attitude of the time desired more than just coverage for hospital-related costs

Executive federalism

Fiscal federalism

Technocracy

26. Which of the following is not a typical welfare state criticism?

The monetary cost is prohibitive

Some people come to rely on its programs too much

It encourages needless overlap of service delivery done by government and nonprofit groups

It doesn’t achieve its policy goals

All of the above are common welfare state criticisms

27. A public policy announcement that states, “Government will increase monthly welfare payments by $43 per month” represents:

Federal-provincial cooperation

Federal constitutional jurisdiction

Shared constitutional jurisdiction

Provincial constitutional jurisdiction

Concurrent jurisdiction

28. A strong health authority board might compromise the regionalization rationale of:

Better health achieved through health promotion and illness prevention

Having healthcare provided where people live

More public participation and accountability

Decreased provincial control over the delivery of health care in the regions

None of the above