POLI 1P98 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Electoral College, Bicameralism

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Poli 1p98 lecture 7 - canadian parliamentary government. Canada: voters -> house of commons -> prime minister and cabinet. Legislative government makes laws from scratch through bills. In canada, the legislative branch consists of the house of commons and the senate. House of commons is comprised of elected officials, the senate is unelected. Executive branch implements laws from the legislative branch. There is a fusion between the legislative and executive branch in canada. The existence of the executive branch depends on the legislative branch. To win the executive branch, you need to win the legislative branch in an election. Confidence convention: if the prime minister wishes to remain in power, they have to have the confidence of the house of commons. Not only do mps vote on legislation, they vote on confidence. If the pm loses a confidence vote, they are expected to resign. United states: voters -> house of representatives, voters -> senate, voters ->

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