Ch 19 - the Executive

Question 1

Where does all executive authority derive from?

Answer 1

• Sovereign

Question 2

Who is Canada’s formal head of state?

Answer 2

• The Sovereign

Question 3

In practice, what happens to the authority of the Crown?

Answer 3

• Delegated to the various branches of government

Question 4

What are elections and laws called and enacted in the name of?

Answer 4

• the Crown

Question 5

What does a bill need before it becomes law?

Answer 5

• Royal Assent

Question 6

Who is the Crown’s council of advisers?

Answer 6

• PM and Cabinet

Question 7

Who represents the sovereign in Canada?

Answer 7

• Governor General

Question 8

What are the powers of the executive?

Answer 8

• All powers of the crown
• Title of commander in chief
• Power to appoint and remove ministers/judges
• Power to summon, prorogue & dissolve parliament
• Power to propose money bills

Question 9

Today, what are the powers of the Crown?

Answer 9

• possessions of the [king] but exercised by the PM and Cabinet

Question 10

Who is the crowns representative in provinces?

Answer 10

• Lt. Governor

Question 11

What opens every new session of parliament?

Answer 11

• Speech from the throne

Question 12

What does the speech from the throne introduce?

Answer 12

• Government’s direction and goals
• Outlines how it will work to achieve them

Question 13

What was the theme of the speech from the throne?

Answer 13

• Building resilient economy
• Cleaner/healthier future for kids

Question 14

What were the strategies for achieving a resilient economy and cleaner and healthy future?

Answer 14

• Healthier today/tomorrow
• Bolder climate action
• Fighting for safer communities
• Standing up for diversity/inclusion
• Move towards reconciliation
• Secure a just and equitable world

Question 15

How many people does the commonwealth have?

Answer 15

• 1/3 world population

Question 16

what is largest populated country in commonwealth?

Answer 16

India
- 1.3billion

Question 17

How much land mass does the commonwealth take up?

Answer 17

• 1/4 of the world

Question 18

How many countries in the commonwealth have the sovereign as the head of state?

Answer 18

• 5

Question 19

What makes up the executive?

Answer 19

• PM and Cabinet

Question 20

Who appoints cabinet ministers?

Answer 20

• PM

Question 20

What is the Fusion of Powers?

Answer 20

• Cabinet ministers and PM sit in both the House of Commons and the executive branch

Question 21

Who sets the tone of the government?

Answer 21

• Prime Minister

Question 22

What is the PM known as?

Answer 22

• Primus (first)

Question 23

What do some people argue about Canada’s government?

Answer 23

• Its a prime ministerial government

Question 24

How do people say the prime ministerial government is maintained?

Answer 24

• tHrough party discipline

Question 25

What are the arguments that the prime minister has to much power?

Answer 25

• Limitations in political system inadequate
• more powerful than other democratically elected leaders

Question 26

What is some evidence that the prime minister has too much power?

Answer 26

• executive dominated
• With majority, government bills become laws with little resistance
• rare for the government bill to get rejected

Question 27

What are the PM’s Powers?

Answer 27

• Exercise all powers of patronage
• Decide government’s strategic position
• Sets country’s policy direction
• Determines financial framework
• Represents Canada
• Controls cabinet ministers/caucus
• Decides machinery of government
• PM announces appointment of new senators

Question 28

What are the constraints to the Prime Ministers Powers?

Answer 28

• Premiers
• Media
• Opposition
• Public Opinion
• General Elections
• Member of Ministry (Cabinet)
• Non-cabinet Members of party
• Caucus revolt
• Minority government

Question 29

What do party whips do?

Answer 29

• Encourage all caucus members to tow the party line