POLI 221 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Public Bill, Omnibus Bill, Backbencher

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 221
• Professor: Rick Schultz

Document Summary

Confidence chamber: confidence within the house of commons? the prime minister must retain the confidence of the house of commons to stay in office. Opposition days: 22 days when the opposition parties choose the subject of debate and the government in turn responds. These are related to granting the government supply, and therefore variously called. Bicameral parliament: divided into two sections the senate and the house of commons. Constructive non-confidence: also known as the motion of non-confidence is a motion that allows parliament to withdraw confidence from a head of government. In federal politics, a vote of non-confidence takes down the government, and votes of no- confidence may be asserted automatically if a federal budget fail to pass a parliamentary vote. Backbencher: a member of the parliament who is not a minister and does not sit on the front benches reserved for cabinet minister or for opposition party officials; those who support the government.