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| an order signed by the GG on the advice of the PM and cabinet allows laws and regulations to be passed without a parliamentary vote |
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| Office of the prime minister |
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| The prime minister's political advisers and staff |
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| the provincial representative of the crown appointed by the Governor General |
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| a person hired to represent the interests of a pressure group by influencing policy decision members in the groups favor |
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| a government in which the rulers party has more then half of the total number of seats in the legislative |
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| a government in which the ruling party has more seats than any other party but the other parties combined have more seats than the government |
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| to suspend Parliament for a period of time upon the prime ministers request to the governor general |
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| the existing order of things |
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| A bill introduced into the legislature by a member of the legislature who is not a member of the Cabinet |
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| All party members voting the same way as one voice |
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| a member of the legislative as signed the specific role of ensuring all members of their party are present in the legislative to support party intrests |
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| the final stage a bill must complete before it is passed into law in which the Governor General signs or grants approval for the bill |
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| the office that organizes the work of the Cabinet |
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| the amount of money remains when a government takes in more that it spends |
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| the second legislative body in Parliament consisting of appointed members whose role is to give sober second thought to the passage of bills |
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| to call an end to a sitting Parliament at the request of the prime minister to the governor general followed by a general election |
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| the custom that cabinet members must show disagreements with government policies |
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| the body of people who work in government administration |
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| some one who works for a government department |
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| a formal alliance political parties |
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| the group of ministers chosen by the Prime minister who decide government policy; each Cabinet minister has a responsibility for a particular department |
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| government officials and administrators |
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| members of a legislature who are not Cabinet ministers, Party leaders, or Opposition critics |
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| members voting according to their own conscience |
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| the first legislative body of parliament whose members are elected |
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| people who publicize in a positive way the words and actions of politicians |
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| the amount of money a government owes when it takes in less money than it spends |
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