LAWS 2502 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Party System, Department Of Justice And Correctional Services, Symbiosis
Document Summary
Mechanisms for controlling the executive can be divided into those that are non- judicial and those that are judicial non-judicial controls are administered primarily. Informal controls can offer a number of strengths have a wide potential outside the courts of law; judicial control is administered directly through the courts of law. A second group of controls is connected with the parliamentary and electoral process. At the heart of our system of parliamentary democracy is the notion that our government is directed by those who represent the general wishes of the public at large and are accountable to them through the electoral process. Controls through the parliamentary and electoral process can result in major changes through legislation. The key strengths of the media are their special facilities for extracting information and their access to publicity. Private and public interest controls are a diverse form of control whose strength lies in numbers, persistence, and publicity.
