POL214Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Constitution Act, 1982, Canada Act 1982, Liberal Democracy
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The house of commons has a number of functions. In the parliamentary system, a party can lose an election and still wind up as the government. Parliamentary government is not about giving citizens direct influence over the making of government decisions. Instead, it is about ensuring the public gets to express an opinion about those decisions after they have been made. discuss the validity of this statement. Stephen harper won the may 2011 election when his party captured over 50% of the seats in the. But he also won the 2006 and 2008 elections, even though his party failed to take 50% of the seats in each of those elections. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of party discipline in the parliamentary system of government. In a democracy the people elect the government. In the canadian parliamentary democracy, our most important democratic institution is the.
