POLI 221 Study Guide - Final Guide: Unintended Consequences, Unitary State, Civil Service

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

Document Summary

1)government is responsible to the house not senate. 2)money bills originate in the house(cannot introduce money bills but a lot of private bills[conflict of interest]) 4)suspensive veto(1982)(delayed for 180 days)-delay constitutional law and abolish ordinary legislation. 5)h of commons speaker is elected by a majority in the h and senate is appointed by pm. Senatorial defference/restraint: relationship between h and senate, although in theory they have equal power to refine legislation,study proposals, and perform investigations it is not equal in reality due to the lack of democratic legitimacy in the senate. They lack the political legitimacy of elected pm"s. they seize to act as an effective check because it would violate democratic norms so they show subordinance and defference to the house. Weak proportional representation: alberta, bc, ontario- it is rep by region which is equal but the composition is unequal. Elected by pm- it"s efficiency depends on the quality of appointment of pm.