POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Veto, Individual Ministerial Responsibility, Hillary Clinton
6 Dec 2016
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Pol 2101 lecture #8 the canadian parliamentary system i february 6, 2013. Key terms: westminister model- sub category of the parliamentary system, responsible government, the crown, ministerial responsibility, individual ministerial responsibility. Reminder: difference between parliamentary and presidential system: parliamentary system: A system of governing in which there is a close interrelationship between the political executive (prime minister and cabinet) and parliament (the legislative or law- making body). The executive is generally composed of members of the house of commons (the elected body) and must maintain the support of the house of commons(cid:499) executive does. Usually the legislative and executive are intertwined (fusion) so people who are in the executive are also a member of the legislature. So the pm is executive but also a member of the house of commons. A system of governing in which the president and congress each separately derive their authority from being elected by the people and have a fixed term in office.
