POLS 2300 Lecture 8: Chapter 9- The Machinery of Government
11 Dec 2015
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Represent the people and be accountable to them through periodic elections. Debate public issues and provide a forum for competition between political parties. Ensure that the publics business is carried out efficiently, accountably, and in accordance with the law. Be non-partisan at the bureaucratic level, such that non-elected officials faithfully carry out the policies of whatever party forms the government of the day. By non-partisan and free from interference by the government. Not substitute its preference for those of elected public officials. Interpret the laws meaning in matters of public policy, as distinct from legal and constitutional interpretation. The monarch, currently queen elizabeth ii, embodies the authority of the canadian state. The monarch is responsible for appointing the prime minister and for deciding and for deciding when parliament will be dissolved and a new election held. Her duties are carried out by the governor general. The queen and gg perform mainly symbolic functions.
