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11 Cards in this Set
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what does the cabinet (executive) do
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decides policy and direction for the country
day to day operations draft new legislation foreign affairs |
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what are the cabinet powers
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-powers of the crown - inherited
- legislative powers - administrative |
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cabinet solidarity
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all members of the cabinet must publicly endorse and defend government policies, regardless of personal views
-collective responsibility |
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individual ministerial responsibility
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every cabinet minister is the representative and spokesperson for their respective department. the minister in charge of troubled department is expected to take the blame
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constraints on building a cabinet
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- regional representation
-gender -ethnicity -party dynamics |
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intrastate federalism
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regional representation inside the central institutions of the federal government
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PCO
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privy councils office
-public servants who provide non partisan, politically sensitive advice not bias |
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PMO
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Prime ministers office
-partisans loyalist who provide assistance to the pm in fulfilling his role |
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Party discipline
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members are to always vote as their leader tells them to in the HOC, regardless of personal views
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why does the PM have so much power
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- choose cabinet
- control executive branch -decide when to have election |
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constraints on PM
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-responsible government-cabinet representation requirements
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