POL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Responsible Government
7 Jan 2017
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Congress has ability to pass laws into actions. President has to sign congress laws for them to pass. Vito: ability to stop a formal decision-making. Had to own a substantial piece of property in order to become a senator. Senate was always considered regional rather than provincial. Triple e senate: elected, effective, equal. Departments formed within the (cid:498)silos(cid:499) of canadian government. Prime ministers choose ministers to watch over each ministry to carry out work. Public bureaucracy: public service: federal employees of government, there to carry out certain functions. Formal distinction between deputy ministers and formal ministers. Issues with legitimacy and accountability in the canadian parliament. Executive dominance over parliament: party discipline. Centralization of power/prime ministerial government: pms and their cabinets. Central agencies (cid:523)privy council office, prime minister"s office, finance (cid:498)breaking the bargain(cid:499) of accountability (cid:523)savoie, (cid:884)00(cid:885)(cid:524) Government has been introducing budget bills that are much more bigger than allocation of money to specific departments.
