POLSCI 1AA3 Lecture 3: Political Science 1AA3 2017 Lecture 9 overhead parliament
12 Oct 2018
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Technically speaking, parliament refers to the crown, the house of. Any law must be approved by all three institutions. We made the case last class that under present conditions real political power over legislation lies with the cabinet and in particular with the. Cabinet initiates most major legislation and therefore controls the agenda of the house. Party discipline means that most of the policies that cabinet decides upon will be passed by the house of commons (at least in situations of majority government) The failure of the commons to pass a piece of legislation initiated by the cabinet can result in the defeat of the government. Nevertheless, the house of commons does have an important place in the overall political system and a degree of power in turn. In the first place, it determines whether the government will continue to lead or whether it will fall. The government must maintain the confidence of the house of.
