Chapter 16 443-455 Parliament

Question 1

objective and elected by _____ _____ that way all parties like and trust this person. There job is to manage ______

Answer 1

Speaker: manages the amount of speaking time

Question 2

meet with each other to determine how much time will be spent on current issues to lower the temperature in the room

Answer 2

House Leaders

Question 3

responsible for enforcing party discipline to ensure…

Answer 3

Party Whip makes sure everyone votes in solidarity with the party so that the party can fulfill promises . Also makes sure people show up for work and so that when important votes happen they are certain to have as much voting power as possible

Question 4

Functions of parliament:
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Run, run, charlie sheen
losers pay for acquittal 
(Weird but I will remember lol)

Answer 4

Representation-represent voters
Recruitment-cabinet chosen from here by PM
Conferring Legitimacy- ensure laws passed are legit
Scrutiny- scrutinize policies to ensure they are good
Law Making-check over laws proposals
Political education-debates issues and then inform public
Financing government- all bills for raising and spending $ must be passed through the House of Commons
Accountability- if the House of Commons rejects govt plan they must resign

Question 5

Three elements of parliament

Answer 5

senate, house of commons and the queen

Question 6

House of Commons reps are______ by _________ while Senators are__________ on recommendations from ___________

Answer 6

House of Commons reps are elected by people while Senators re appointed on recommendations from PM

Question 7

financial legislation must be introduced by

Answer 7

house of commons

Question 8

we have a bicameral legislature which means

Answer 8

we have two chambers (House of C and Senate) and they must pass stuff in an identical form before it can be approved by the queen. They can however initiate proceedings individually

Question 9

delegates of the House of commons act as

Answer 9

representatives of peoples demmands

Question 10

trustees of the House of Commons act as

Answer 10

decide what is the best interest and act as such

Question 11

parliamentary members of the same party

Answer 11

caucus

Question 12

executive dominance is particularly strong when

Answer 12

there is a majority government

Question 13

when one party holds a majority of seats in the house of commons, Benefits…

Answer 13

• majority government
• wont loose confidence in house of commons
• sure to get bills passed so long as people do as told

Question 14

minority governments tend to compromise

Answer 14

accountability and responsibility- how can we blame them when they really have no power