POSC 1000U Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Liberal Democracy, Ultimate Power, Canadian Federalism
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The mechanics of the branches of government: institutions and people responsible for carrying out the affairs and administration of a political system. Not every branch has the same set of responsibilities, but they interrelate: see figure 5. 1 for how this works in canada. Elected politicians at the national level in canada are members of parliament. Those with real decision making power are members of cabinet: members of parliament: representatives of voters in a parliamentary system, cabinet: members of the executive level of government responsible for decision- making and administration of the bureaucracy. See box 5. 1 for more on cabinet. Executive: usually the top level of government, or the leader; maintains leadership for the entire political system, and often reflects the leadership and preoccupations of the dominant political party. Legislative: body of a political system with the responsibility to make laws and known as the legislature. Bureaucracy: division of government responsible for carrying out public policy, and.
