Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Donald J. Savoie, President Of The United States, Responsible Government
21 Oct 2015
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Executive branch prime minister and the cabinet. Lecture 3: a sacred" principle of canadian government. A form of government in which the political executive must retain the confidence of the elected legislature and must resign or call an election if an when it is defeated on a vote of nonconfidence (dyck and cochrane, p23) Constitutional origins of responsible government: preamble to constitution act, 1867, ca, 1867, s. 11 there shall be a council to aid and advise in the government of canada, to be styled the. Cabinet defined: those members of parliament assigned, the direct management and control over an administrative unit of government, Or: who occupy a significant executive position within the governing party in parliament. The unchallenged center of power in the government of canada is the cabinet (james. Cabinet is a mini-caucus, not a decision-making body (mallory, 1985) Cabinet is a focus group for the pm (donald savoie, 1999)
