[20 marks]
Please type or write a list of 20 numerals from 1 to 20 on your answer sheet, so that
you can enter 20 answers for the MCQ questions. Do not enter the wrong answer next
to the question number. If you do not answer a question, then leave that number blank
and go on to the next number. It is very important that you do not put the answer next
to the wrong question number.
Total of 9 pages for Section A.
Carefully estimate the time that you have to answer this section. You must leave
yourself enough time to answer the THREE discussion questions of your choice in
“Section B”.
Question 1
Is the following statement true or false?
In South Africa, international and interstate agreements are only binding if they are ratified by
both houses of parliament (the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces).
1. True
2. False
Question 2
Indicate whether the following statement is true or false.
The Executive takes political responsibility for the implementation of policies, while the
Legislature is the final arbiter on accepting policy proposals.
1. True
2. False.
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Question 3
Identify the one option that correctly fills in the missing words:
An election manifesto is directed at (i) ______ and sets out the (ii) ______ of a party if it were
to become (iii) ______. If it receives the majority of votes, an election manifesto serves as (iv)
______ on policy matters given to government.
1. (i) the opposition (ii) policy objectives
(iii) the government (iv) guarantee
2. (i) government (ii) vision
(iii) opposition (iv) mandate
3. (i) the international community (ii) targets
(iii) a majority party (iv) watchdog
4. (i) electorate (ii) policy objectives
(iii) the government (iv) mandate.
Question 4
Indicate whether the following statement is true or false?
The annual Budget is not a source of public policy, because it deals with financial matters
only, and not all public matters.
1. True
2. False.
Question 5
An official in the Department of Home Affairs conducts an evaluation of the immigration policy
and identifies the following deficiencies that have made the policy susceptible to abuse; (i) it
lacks an effective mechanism to prevent corruption amongst high-ranking officials and (ii) the
policy does not consist of a strategic plan of action to address organised crime. The official
subsequently provides a set of recommendations to government in order to address these
deficiencies however she receives no response. This implies that...
1. this is a policy decision.
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2. there is apathy on the part of government.
3. the recommendations made are not policy related.
Question 6
Indicate which one of the following options is not a characteristic of Public Choice Theory.
1. Public policy is modelled on free market principles.
2. One of the core functions of governments is to manage externalities.
3. Policy-makers are motivated by individual interests.
4. Policy-makers are guided by cost-benefit analysis in decision-making.
Question 7
Identify the one option that correctly fills in the missing words:
Policy implementation is often associated with (i) ______ and is treated as a separate and
distinct sphere from politics, which means that administration is concerned with questions of
(ii) ______ (what is) rather than (iii) ______ questions (what should be or ought to be) assuming
that politics is about (iv) ______ .
1. (i) public policy (ii) objectivity
(iii) theoretical (iv) value judgements
2. (i) public policy (ii) fact
(iii) normative (iv) value judgments
3. (i) public administration (ii) fact
(iii) normative (iv) management
4. (i) public administration (ii) fact
(iii) normative (iv) value judgments
Question 8
Which policy evaluation problem does the case study below represent?
An official from the Department of Water Affairs conducts a site visit to a rural community that
previously suffered from a chronic water shortage to evaluate whether its policy objective to
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