POLI 221 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: William Lyon Mackenzie King, Constitutional Monarchy, Fire Extinguisher
5 Sep 2016
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Constitutional monarchy: a democracy headed by a king or queen. In other words, the queen is the canadian head of state but she reigns according to the constitution. Balfour declaration: 1926 declaration that is brought up by then canadian prime minister, Confirmed canada as a fully independent country. Crown: the monarch is the head of state and can be defined as the collectivity of executive powers exercised by or in the name of the monarch. Letters patent: an obscure document that creates the office of governor general and accords it additional authority. confers on the governor general all powers of the monarchy with respect to canada. Royal prerogative/prerogative powers: involved the residual authority of the crown that remains from the days when the monarch was almost absolute. these are unwritten powers, based on custom and convention o the prerogative powers are vulnerable to parliamentary restriction.
