AHSS 1140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: President Of The United States, Government Executive, Responsible Government
14 Jun 2018
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Department
Course
Professor
Week 2: Parliamentary Systems, Representative & Responsible Government
Canadian Government
Systemic Model of Government Branches of Government
Executive
•
Legislative
•
Judicial
•
-
DIFFERENT FROM LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT (Fed,Prov,Municipal)
-
Comparison to US-Separation and fusion.
-
The Executive and Legislative Branches
Political: Executive
Head of State
•
Head of Government
•
Cabinet
•
-
Legislature:
House of Commons
•
Senate
•
-
USA
CANADA
Head vs. state vs. head
of government
Both-POTUS
Head of state-The
Queen/ the GG
Head of Govt-PM
Executive
Separated from legislature
Fused with the
legislature
Legislature
Different parties can represent Senate and
House-Senate and House are elected
Senate is appointed
Responsible
Government
Presidents cannot be voted off
PM must maintain
confidence
Consitition and Powers
Powers and qualifications are specified in
Constitution
Not explicitly written in
the constitution
Federalism
States had more power
Centralized
Legislature-Parliamentary Government
Bicameral-two houses
-
3 parts-executive, back bench, opposition
-
Composition-338 members
-
Representative Government
-
Session-135 days
-
Speech from Throne, Budget Speech, 21 Opposition Days
-
Canadian House of Commons
338 members
-
Directly elected using FPTP
-
Representation by population (one seat per 100,000)
-
Some overrepresentation for PEI, territories
-
All money bills originate in Commons
-
Current Senate Reform-provinces nominate senators, people elect, complete abolishment,
fixed term, and more responsibility.
•
Canadian Senate
Appointed by GG on advice of PM
-
105 members
-
'Equal regional representation'
Ontario, Quebec, West: 24 each
PEI: 4
→
Newfoundland: 6
→
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: 10
→
3 Territories: 1 each
→
→
-
Senate Reform-Triple E Senate?
-
Responsible Government
Responsible Government-a form of government in which the executive must maintain the
confidence of legislature or resign.
•
Individual Ministerial Responsibility
-
Majority and Minority Government
-
Majority and Minority Governments
Majority Government-One based on a majority of the governing party's MPs in the House.
•
Minority Government-Government that emerges from an election that accords it less than a
majority of members of the House of Commons.
•
Executive Power
The Crown-the collectivity of executive powers exercised by or in the name of the monarch.
•
Powers-head of state; head of corporations, court references; Governor General is rep; names
PM; dissolves Parliament; gives royal assent.
•
The Prime Minister
•
Powers
Cabinet maker
→
Chairs of cabinet meetings
→
Party leader
→
Chief policy maker
→
Leading player in HofC
→
Chief Personnel Manager
→
Controller of Government Organization
→
Advisor to Governor General
→
Chief Diplomat
→
Public Persuader
→
-
Cabinet-Executive Committee of Government
-
Governor General's Role
Crown and the monarch
-
Functions
Ceremonial functions, for ex. conferring the Order of Canada awards, receiving troops.
→
Symbol of state
→
Prerogative Powers-powers that have not been bypassed by the constitution (appointing
the PM, dissolving the Parliament) -King Byng Affair.
→
Advising the Prime Minister
→
-
Executive Power
Cabinet Considerations
-
Key Portfolios
-
Composition/Representation
-
Solidarity-convention that all decisions are publicly supported and Individual Ministerial
Responsibility
-
Support of Central Agencies
-
The Legislative Process
Committee Stage
Bill Scutinized by
Multi-Party
Committee
•
First Reading:
Bill Tabled in House or Senate
•
Money Bills must be
introduced in House
•
Executive introduces its
legislation in House
•
Second Reading:
Debate on principles of bill: vote
•
Report Stage
Vote on committee amendments
•
Third Reading
Vote on Entire Bill
•
Other House
First Reading
•
Second Reading
•
Report Stage
•
Third Reading
•
Royal Assent:
When governor general signs
bill and it becomes the law.
Final signature on the bill,
without signature you cannot
say that the bill is law.
W2 Parliamentary Sys, Representative & Responsible Gov't
Wednesday,* January*17,*2018
7:47*AM
Week 2: Parliamentary Systems, Representative & Responsible Government
Canadian Government
Systemic Model of Government Branches of Government
Executive
•
Legislative
•
Judicial
•
-
DIFFERENT FROM LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT (Fed,Prov,Municipal)
-
Comparison to US-Separation and fusion.
-
The Executive and Legislative Branches
Political: Executive
Head of State
•
Head of Government
•
Cabinet
•
-
Legislature:
House of Commons
•
Senate
•
-
USA CANADA
Head vs. state vs. head
of government
Both-POTUS
Head of state-The
Queen/ the GG
Head of Govt-PM
Executive Separated from legislature
Fused with the
legislature
Legislature Different parties can represent Senate and
House-Senate and House are elected
Senate is appointed
Responsible
Government
Presidents cannot be voted off
PM must maintain
confidence
Consitition and Powers Powers and qualifications are specified in
Constitution
Not explicitly written in
the constitution
Federalism States had more power Centralized
Legislature-Parliamentary Government
Bicameral-two houses
-
3 parts-executive, back bench, opposition
-
Composition-338 members
-
Representative Government
-
Session-135 days
-
Speech from Throne, Budget Speech, 21 Opposition Days
-
Canadian House of Commons
338 members
-
Directly elected using FPTP
-
Representation by population (one seat per 100,000)
-
Some overrepresentation for PEI, territories
-
All money bills originate in Commons
-
Current Senate Reform-provinces nominate senators, people elect, complete abolishment,
fixed term, and more responsibility.
•
Canadian Senate
Appointed by GG on advice of PM
-
105 members
-
'Equal regional representation'
Ontario, Quebec, West: 24 each
PEI: 4
→
Newfoundland: 6
→
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: 10
→
3 Territories: 1 each
→
→
-
Senate Reform-Triple E Senate?
-
Responsible Government
Responsible Government-a form of government in which the executive must maintain the
confidence of legislature or resign.
•
Individual Ministerial Responsibility
-
Majority and Minority Government
-
Majority and Minority Governments
Majority Government-One based on a majority of the governing party's MPs in the House.
•
Minority Government-Government that emerges from an election that accords it less than a
majority of members of the House of Commons.
•
Executive Power
The Crown-the collectivity of executive powers exercised by or in the name of the monarch.
•
Powers-head of state; head of corporations, court references; Governor General is rep; names
PM; dissolves Parliament; gives royal assent.
•
The Prime Minister
•
Powers
Cabinet maker
→
Chairs of cabinet meetings
→
Party leader
→
Chief policy maker
→
Leading player in HofC
→
Chief Personnel Manager
→
Controller of Government Organization
→
Advisor to Governor General
→
Chief Diplomat
→
Public Persuader
→
-
Cabinet-Executive Committee of Government
-
Governor General's Role
Crown and the monarch
-
Functions
Ceremonial functions, for ex. conferring the Order of Canada awards, receiving troops.
→
Symbol of state
→
Prerogative Powers-powers that have not been bypassed by the constitution (appointing
the PM, dissolving the Parliament) -King Byng Affair.
→
Advising the Prime Minister
→
-
Executive Power
Cabinet Considerations
-
Key Portfolios
-
Composition/Representation
-
Solidarity-convention that all decisions are publicly supported and Individual Ministerial
Responsibility
-
Support of Central Agencies
-
The Legislative Process
Committee Stage
Bill Scutinized by
Multi-Party
Committee
•
First Reading:
Bill Tabled in House or Senate
•
Money Bills must be
introduced in House
•
Executive introduces its
legislation in House
•
Second Reading:
Debate on principles of bill: vote
•
Report Stage
Vote on committee amendments
•
Third Reading
Vote on Entire Bill
•
Other House
First Reading
•
Second Reading
•
Report Stage
•
Third Reading
•
Royal Assent:
When governor general signs
bill and it becomes the law.
Final signature on the bill,
without signature you cannot
say that the bill is law.
W2 Parliamentary Sys, Representative & Responsible Gov't
Wednesday,* January*17,*2018 7:47*AM
Week 2: Parliamentary Systems, Representative & Responsible Government
Canadian Government
Systemic Model of Government Branches of Government
Executive
•
Legislative
•
Judicial
•
-
DIFFERENT FROM LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT (Fed,Prov,Municipal)
-
Comparison to US-Separation and fusion.
-
The Executive and Legislative Branches
Political: Executive
Head of State
•
Head of Government
•
Cabinet
•
-
Legislature:
House of Commons
•
Senate
•
-
USA CANADA
Head vs. state vs. head
of government
Both-POTUS Head of state-The
Queen/ the GG
Head of Govt-PM
Executive Separated from legislature Fused with the
legislature
Legislature Different parties can represent Senate and
House-Senate and House are elected
Senate is appointed
Responsible
Government
Presidents cannot be voted off PM must maintain
confidence
Consitition and Powers Powers and qualifications are specified in
Constitution
Not explicitly written in
the constitution
Federalism States had more power Centralized
Legislature-Parliamentary Government
Bicameral-two houses
-
3 parts-executive, back bench, opposition
-
Composition-338 members
-
Representative Government
-
Session-135 days
-
Speech from Throne, Budget Speech, 21 Opposition Days
-
Canadian House of Commons
338 members
-
Directly elected using FPTP
-
Representation by population (one seat per 100,000)
-
Some overrepresentation for PEI, territories
-
All money bills originate in Commons
-
Current Senate Reform-provinces nominate senators, people elect, complete abolishment,
fixed term, and more responsibility.
•
Canadian Senate
Appointed by GG on advice of PM
-
105 members
-
'Equal regional representation'
Ontario, Quebec, West: 24 each
PEI: 4
→
Newfoundland: 6
→
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: 10
→
3 Territories: 1 each
→
→
-
Senate Reform-Triple E Senate?
-
Responsible Government
Responsible Government-a form of government in which the executive must maintain the
confidence of legislature or resign.
•
Individual Ministerial Responsibility
-
Majority and Minority Government
-
Majority and Minority Governments
Majority Government-One based on a majority of the governing party's MPs in the House.
•
Minority Government-Government that emerges from an election that accords it less than a
majority of members of the House of Commons.
•
Executive Power
The Crown-the collectivity of executive powers exercised by or in the name of the monarch.
•
Powers-head of state; head of corporations, court references; Governor General is rep; names
PM; dissolves Parliament; gives royal assent.
•
The Prime Minister
•
Powers
Cabinet maker
→
Chairs of cabinet meetings
→
Party leader
→
Chief policy maker
→
Leading player in HofC
→
Chief Personnel Manager
→
Controller of Government Organization
→
Advisor to Governor General
→
Chief Diplomat
→
Public Persuader
→
-
Cabinet-Executive Committee of Government
-
Governor General's Role
Crown and the monarch
-
Functions
Ceremonial functions, for ex. conferring the Order of Canada awards, receiving troops.
→
Symbol of state
→
Prerogative Powers-powers that have not been bypassed by the constitution (appointing
the PM, dissolving the Parliament) -King Byng Affair.
→
Advising the Prime Minister
→
-
Executive Power
Cabinet Considerations
-
Key Portfolios
-
Composition/Representation
-
Solidarity-convention that all decisions are publicly supported and Individual Ministerial
Responsibility
-
Support of Central Agencies
-
The Legislative Process
Committee Stage
Bill Scutinized by
Multi-Party
Committee
•
First Reading:
Bill Tabled in House or Senate
•
Money Bills must be
introduced in House
•
Executive introduces its
legislation in House
•
Second Reading:
Debate on principles of bill: vote
•
Report Stage
Vote on committee amendments
•
Third Reading
Vote on Entire Bill
•
Other House
First Reading
•
Second Reading
•
Report Stage
•
Third Reading
•
Royal Assent:
When governor general signs
bill and it becomes the law.
Final signature on the bill,
without signature you cannot
say that the bill is law.
W2 Parliamentary Sys, Representative & Responsible Gov't
Wednesday,* January*17,*2018 7:47*AM
Document Summary
Week 2: parliamentary systems, representative & responsible government. 3 parts- executive, back bench, opposition en in. Speech from throne, budget speech, 21 opposition days. Current senate reform- provinces nominate senators, people elect, complete abolishm fixed term, and more responsibility. hment, Responsible government- a form of government in which the executive must maintain confidence of legislature or resign. Majority government- one based on a majority of the governing party"s mps in the ho. Minority government- government that emerges from an election that accords it less majority of members of the house of commons. The crown- the collectivity of executive powers exercised by or in the name of the m. Powers- head of state; head of corporations, court references; governor general is re. House. ss than a monarch. s rep; names. Ceremonial functions, for ex. conferring the order of canada awards, receiving.
