PSCI100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Bicameralism, Primus Inter Pares, Cabinet Collective Responsibility

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Chapter 2: parliamentary systems: the difference between the parliamentary system can be understood by the separation of powers, categories include the legislative, executive, and judicial branch, the executive branch proposes policies and administers the states resources ex. As long as the supporters of the pm in the house vote as directed, the executive and legislative powers are fused and separation of powers no longer act as a check. Instead, the check in a parliamentary system comes when the pm loses majority support and the opposition can withdraw confidence from the government. The political machinery of the british parliamentary system, referred to as the. Westminster model, consists of the crown, the cabinet, the house of commons, and the. The first minister of the cabinet, the party leader, and the leader of the government. If you do not belong to the cabinet are called private members: the british house of commons has 650 members.

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