POLS1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Westminster System, Responsible Government

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26 Jun 2018

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Intro to Canadian Politics September 27th 2016

British North America Act, 1867

Create federation

National Parliament

Powers of Parliament and Provinces

Formal Executive Power with the Crown

Focus on Governments

Very Brief/ Few Details

No Amending Formula

Form of Government Similar in Principle to That of United Kingdom

Responsible Government

- 1841 Durham report

- PM and Cabinet accountable to parliament

- Need confidence of the majority of the house of commons

Westminster Model

- The House of Commons, the Senate and the Crown

- Bicameral Parliament Legislature

Peace, Order and Good Government ( Section 91)

The phrase in the preamble in section 91 of the constitution act, 1867

States the scope of the Canadian Parliament’s Legislative competence

Suggests framers intent to Centralize political power.

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