CPO-2002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Business Cycle, Corporatism, Minority Government
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Government in a parliamentary democracy: comprises of a prime minister and the cabinet. Prime minister (pm): political chief executive and head of the government in a parliamentary democracy. Cabinet: composed of ministers whose job it is to be in the cabinet and head the various government departments. Ministerial responsibility: constitutional doctrine by which cabinet ministers must bear ultimate responsibility for what happens in their ministry. Collective cabinet responsibility: doctrine by which ministers must publicly support collective cabinet decisions or resign. Citizens only elect members of the legislature not prime minister or cabinet members. A(cid:374)y proposed go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:373)ust e(cid:374)joy the (cid:858)(cid:272)o(cid:374)fide(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:859) of the legislature, (cid:271)oth to (cid:272)o(cid:373)e to power and to stay in power. Potential government must have in parliamentary democracy must still have the implicit support of a legislative (cid:373)ajority at all ti(cid:373)es (cid:894)e(cid:448)e(cid:374) if there is(cid:374)(cid:859)t a for(cid:373)al i(cid:374)(cid:448)estiture (cid:448)ote(cid:895) Government can be removed from office any time a majority of legislators decides that this is what should happen.
