POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Primus Inter Pares, United Kingdom Cabinet Committee, Cabinet (Government)
11 Apr 2014
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The legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government have different roles: Legislative branch: represents the people and undergoes periodic elections, debates public issues, makes laws. Executive branch: implements laws, ensures that public"s business is carried out in accordance with the law, is non-partisan at bureaucratic level(faithfully carry out policies no matter what party is in power) Judicial branch: is non-partisan and free form interference by the government, interprets the law, will not be biased to the preferences of elected public officials. Queen elizabeth ii (the monarch) is technically responsible for appointing the prime. Minister and for deciding when a new election will be held. These duties are to be carried out by the governor general when she is not in canada. However, the queen and governor general perform mainly symbolic functions and are part of constitutional conventions. They have no significant role in the decision- making process. James mallory argues it serves as a buffer against self-aggrandizing politicians.
