POLI 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Bicameralism, Cabinet Collective Responsibility, Westminster System
21 Nov 2017
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Development parliamentary system: system of gov. in which there is a close interrelationship b/w political exec. (pm & cabinet) & parliament (legislative body) responsible gov. : political exec. accountable to parliament for actions & must retain the support of the elected members of parliament to remain in office. Westminster system: governing system developed in britain that features a single party majority rule, exec. dominance of parliament & an adversarial relationship b/w governing party & opposition: heavily concentrated power, parliament limited, efficient, stable, simplistic. Exec. -legislative relations: parliament approves laws proposed by exec, exec, responsible for overseeing implementation & administration of laws & day-to-day decisions, exec. responsible to parliament for actions majority gov. : when pm"s party has majority of members of hoc, thus a single party forms gov. minority gov. : single party governs but doesn"t have majority of members in hoc, thus needs to gain support of 1+ parties to pass legislation & stay in office coalition gov.
