[POLS 3440] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 35 pages long Study Guide!

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Structure, responsibility and lines of accountability in the federal government. Roles, responsibilities, and accountability of ministers and public servants. The fact-finding report describes in detail the structure and lines of accountability in the federal government, including the individual and collective responsibilities of bureaucrats and ministers. Ministers are responsible for the departments over which they have overall direction and management. They are accountable to parliament for how their ministerial responsibilities have been carried out. The minister must take collective action should problems occur, correct any problems that have been identified, and accept the consequences if the problem is attributable to the minister"s own actions or inaction. Answerability refers to a duty to inform and explain to parliament what has occurred in a government department. Ministers are answerable to parliament for the department under their jurisdiction. Answerability is a narrower scope than accountability. The pm has special responsibilities in the areas of national unity, national security, and intergovernmental and international affairs.

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