POG 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Collective Responsibility, Presidential System, Westminster System

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POG 100
• Professor: Donna Schatz

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Parliament: parliament is responsible for passing laws and approving the spending and taxing plans of government. It also provides a visible forum in which the opposition can criticize the government. Individual members of parliament frequently raise issues and concerns of those they represent. The parliament of canada consists of two chambers: the house of commons and the. In parliamentary systems the head of state is different than the head of government. The head of state is an important but largely ceremonial position that is expected to be. Above politics and not usually involved in making governing decisions. In canada, the governor general is the head of state (i. e. the representative of the. Majority government: one party has a majority of members (50% + 1) of the. Minority government: a single party governs, with less than a majority of the. A minority government needs to gain the support of one or more parties to pass legislation and stay in office.