POLSCI 1G06 Lecture 2: Political Science Presentation
19 Dec 2016
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The Senate
The Canadian Parliament consists of two legislative powers which includes the
House of Commons and the Senate (Makarenko, 2007). According to Dr. Alway, the
Senate was established as a system to have a check on democracy (Lecture). On paper,
the Sentate is extremely powerful because without the approval of a Senate a bill cannot
become law (Always, Lecture). In addition, the Senate is appointed by the Governor
General through the Prime Minister to assure that there is a balance between elected
officials (House of Commons) and appointed officials (the Senate). The purpose of the
Sentate is to “slow things down and not allow popular power to take things over” in
Parliament (Alway, Lecture).
Work Cited
Alway, Todd. "Parliament". 2016. Lecture.
Makarenko, Jay. "The Canadian Senate: Role, Powers & Operation". Mapleleafweb.com.
N.p., 2007. Web. 27 Jan. 2016.
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Document Summary
The canadian parliament consists of two legislative powers which includes the. House of commons and the senate (makarenko, 2007). Senate was established as a system to have a check on democracy (lecture). On paper, the sentate is extremely powerful because without the approval of a senate a bill cannot become law (always, lecture). In addition, the senate is appointed by the governor. General through the prime minister to assure that there is a balance between elected officials (house of commons) and appointed officials (the senate). Sentate is to slow things down and not allow popular power to take things over in.
