POLB50Y3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cabinet Of Canada, Responsible Government, Tyrant
19 Nov 2016
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Theory and practice of responsible government crown, legislature, and cabinet. Question knowledge of the parts of government and how they fit together an understanding of. The state needs to be so powerful, that no one man or group with illusions of grandeur can defy it but at the sa(cid:373)e ti(cid:373)e people should(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e to li(cid:448)e u(cid:374)der tyra(cid:374)(cid:374)y a(cid:374)d a(cid:271)solute (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol. Executive /legislative /judicial- separation of powers to ensure that no one branch wields all power and could thus make tyranny possible. Executive branch president is in control but there are checks and balances with congress. Legislative congress = the house of representatives and the senate. The american founding fathers instituted a system of checks and balances to secure the bill of rights, a wall between the executive and legislative branches to prevent the president from wielding absolute power and thus becoming a tyrant. Need congressional approval for many things (e. g. , spending money for budgets etc. )
