PSCI264 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cloture
18 Oct 2016
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Within each house (internal dynamic in creation of bills) Between houses: congress and the president. Seperation-of-power system (us) vs. fusion-of-power system (canada) Our cabinet and president are elected members of the legislature (we fuse the executive and the legislative power) If the government cant put their legislation through, they must dissolve parliament and call an election. Baddddd parliament members may lose their jobs in an election and therefore they cooperate. Legislature does not dissolve if controlling party fails to pass legislation. Individual members are more open to other in uences. In canada you vote by the way your party does. A lot of bills are passed by parties working together because there is no party discipline. Lower house to represent the commoners and then the upper house is meant to check up on them. Each house has different roles and re ect different interests. Rati cation of presidential appointments (important check on president)
