Political Science 2230E Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: United Kingdom Cabinet Committee, Royal Assent, Responsible Government
22 Jan 2018
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Several people contend that power has become too concentrated in the hands of the. The courts have become too powerful interpreting law to significantly influence policy. The three branches of government coincide with three major functions: legislature makes the laws, the executive implements the laws, the judiciary interprets the laws. The legislature is dominated by a small group of its members the pm and cabinet who oversee the executive. The monarch and governor general: canada is a constitutional monarchy, monarch embodies authority of the canadian state, monarch is responsible for appointing the pm, when not in canada, duties are carried out by governor general david. Johnston: the two perform mainly symbolic duties. Is the cabinets secretariat and a principal source of policy advice to the. Pm: the nerve centre of the federal public service. Is also the governments voice on employment and the personal matters and administrative policy within the federal government.
