POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Responsible Government, Election 2
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There is no doubt however, that our nation"s leader is the pm (prime minister) Conventions therefore do a lot to modify constitutional law. Responsible government concentrates, fuses power within this body, as opposed to separates power like the us. Cabinet or the executive is referred to in the constitution as queen"s privy council of. Often the privy council is abbreviated as the pc, and cabinet members as. The members are advisors to the crown, as represented by the governor. Note: short assignment i will be returned in tutorial next week, however the grade will be available on monday morning on vista. Responsible government is one of the three key constitutional pillars. Parliament constitutes the executive, legislative, crown and senate. Generally when parliament is back in session, one is referring to the house of commons. Pm and executive (cabinet) are chosen from ranks of the legislative body (house of commons)