POLB50Y3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Federal Accountability Act, Responsible Government, Money Bill
16 Dec 2014
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The construct of a responsible government: how responsible government works is derived from conventions, which are not described in the written constitution. Includes the conventions of responsible government: the mp who is the leader of the party that has confidence of the house is appointed pm by the gg. The leader picks his ministers among party mp"s: the prime minister must act under the advice of ministers who are members of the. Information asymmetries: the boss knows less than the people underneath them, creates senior experiences bureaucrats working for person who doesn"t know anything. As prime minister, you want your mps to focus on governing: departmentalized (1867-c. 1960, you only concern yourself with your portfolio. I don"t want to hear about your fisheries . Institutionalized (c. 1960-1993: everyone takes an interest in everyone else"s concerns. Everybody wants to hear about your fisheries : prime-ministerial (1993-present, you only concern yourself with your portfolio, but everything must be ran by the.
