POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: United Kingdom Cabinet Committee, Canada Pension Plan, Hung Parliament
28 Jan 2017
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Fixed-date election law: prescribes that general elections be held on a particular date, typically every four years. Confidence convention: practice under which a government must relinquish power when it loses a critical legislative vote. House of commons: passes laws and resolutions to govern the country; supervises and holds to account the executive. Senate: originally designed as counterweight to the commons. Majority government: in which the governing party controls at least half the seats in the legislature. Party discipline: adherence to the directives of party leadership. Earned majority: the governing part(cid:455)"s share of the popular (cid:448)ote is at least 50% (cid:894)seldo(cid:373)(cid:895) Manufactured majorities: go(cid:448)er(cid:374)i(cid:374)g part(cid:455)"s share of the popular (cid:448)ote is less tha(cid:374) 50% Hung parliament: no single party controls at least half the seats. Minority government: cabinet consists of members from only one political party. Coalition government: cabinet consists of members from more than one political party (only one in.
