POLI 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Clarity Act, Michael Chong, Responsible Government

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 221
• Professor: Rick Schultz

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Topic 2 lecture: the constitution as master institution. Non-entrenched constitutional law: or in other words, easier to change , can be changed by the majority of the house of commons o this is an important part of the rulebook. Judicial decisions/case law o o very important in shaping the constitution sets the ground rules for reforms. They are debatable and have many misinterpretations on them: e. g: responsible government. What is a responsible government? a government that is responsible to its people. Having the executive or the cabinet to be dependent on the elected assembly, as opposed to on the monarch. How is this a constitutional convention? it"s not a formal written constitution, but they are the basis of governmental independence. Most of the rules of responsible government are found in. Constitutional conventions rather than the written constitution: e. g: individual ministers are also supposed to be responsible to the house of.