Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Representation, Responsible Government, United Front

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2230E
• Professor: Caroline Dick

Document Summary

Two central functions of the house of commons in canada: House of commons: representation, accountability, how well does the house of commons function as an institution of responsible government. Power in the house of commons: two models of where the exercise of political power lies in the house of commons, parliament centred. Incentives of responsible government a government stays in power when they have the confidence of the house - if they lose it they may have to call an election. Never good to have mps to publicly criticize. Similar to collective responsibility in the political exec and cabinet: promotion prospects. If you"re the maverick mp, what"s the likelihood you"ll be tapped for a promotion: election assistance. If you"re a loyal foot soldier, you are more likely for leader to come to your riding to support you when you"re running: pro"s of party discipline, protects mps.