POLI 221 Final: Final Exam - Democratic Deficit and Checks and Balances
22 Apr 2012
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Adversarialism just because your opponent wants it, you don"t want it. Judges have so much power s. 24 judges are the ones to strike down with a charter violation. Pmo/pco cabinet is no longer effective check. Senate not an effective check adversarialism/appointed officials/suspensive veto on constitutional bills. Second sober thought senate should be location of bills where people are not partisan, how it should benefit the country they are partisan because they must remain loyal to the pm. Problem with election of mp fptp problem, false majority. Gg no national connection/didn"t care in the past: must act on pm"s advice: limits their authority, must remain loyal to pm. Senate: non-elected/appointed body appointed by pm partisan/loyalty: can be overridden by the hoc on constitutional bills, no legitimacy. House of commons majority vs minority government party discipline: responsible government: pm is accountable/responsible to the hoc, in a majority, it doesn"t need to be. Cabinet: loyalty to pm, party discipline: institutionalized/collective responsibility.
