Chapter 16 443-455 Parliament Flashcards

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objective and elected by _____ _____ that way all parties like and trust this person. There job is to manage ______

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Speaker: manages the amount of speaking time

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meet with each other to determine how much time will be spent on current issues to lower the temperature in the room

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House Leaders

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responsible for enforcing party discipline to ensure…

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Party Whip makes sure everyone votes in solidarity with the party so that the party can fulfill promises . Also makes sure people show up for work and so that when important votes happen they are certain to have as much voting power as possible

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Functions of parliament:
RRCSLPFA
Run, run, charlie sheen
losers pay for acquittal 
(Weird but I will remember lol)
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Representation-represent voters
Recruitment-cabinet chosen from here by PM
Conferring Legitimacy- ensure laws passed are legit
Scrutiny- scrutinize policies to ensure they are good
Law Making-check over laws proposals
Political education-debates issues and then inform public
Financing government- all bills for raising and spending $ must be passed through the House of Commons
Accountability- if the House of Commons rejects govt plan they must resign

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Three elements of parliament

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senate, house of commons and the queen

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House of Commons reps are______ by _________ while Senators are__________ on recommendations from ___________

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House of Commons reps are elected by people while Senators re appointed on recommendations from PM

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financial legislation must be introduced by

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house of commons

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we have a bicameral legislature which means

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we have two chambers (House of C and Senate) and they must pass stuff in an identical form before it can be approved by the queen. They can however initiate proceedings individually

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delegates of the House of commons act as

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representatives of peoples demmands

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trustees of the House of Commons act as

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decide what is the best interest and act as such

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parliamentary members of the same party

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caucus

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executive dominance is particularly strong when

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there is a majority government

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when one party holds a majority of seats in the house of commons, Benefits…

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  • majority government
  • wont loose confidence in house of commons
  • sure to get bills passed so long as people do as told
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minority governments tend to compromise

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accountability and responsibility- how can we blame them when they really have no power

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