ministerial instability Flashcards
in order to form a majority gvt, what had to happen?
had to win a double majority
what is a double majority?
the gvt has to have the support of a majority of the legislative assembly in upper and lower canada
the conservatives were the majority in where? and the minority in where?
majority: canada east
minority: Canada West
how come the conservatives couldn’t get a double majority government?
they needed to have the majority in both canada east and canada west
what did the conservatives form instead?
a minority government
what is a minority government?
a gvt formed by a party that had less than 50% of the elected members in the legislative assembly
minority government was able to govern with the help of what?
members of other parties
without the support of the members of the other parties, what could happen?
the minority gvt could lose power
what is ministerial instability?
when you are unable to pass laws. this made running the colony difficult
in the 1860s, who’s population got bigger?
canada west
what is rep by pop?
Representation by Population is a political system in which seats are allocated on the basis of population.
