See also: Constitution Act, It takes the form of a Cabinet that depends on the support of an elected assembly, rather than a monarch or their representatives. Responsible government first appeared in Canada in the s. It became an important part of Confederation. It is the method by which Canada achieved independence from Britain without revolution. Before the arrival of responsible government in British North America , colonial governors followed the advice and policies of ministers in Britain.
Their abuse of power was causing unrest among the colonists. The introduction of this system in British North America gave the colonists control of their own affairs. Canadians gradually gained control of their own political concerns. They achieved self-direction without revolution. At first, only a small group of privileged men and property owners could vote for the elected assemblies.
The franchise , or right to vote , was expanded slowly. In , women received the right to vote in federal elections.
By , all Canadian women had the right to vote provincially. In , Indigenous peoples in Canada won the right to vote in federal elections without giving up their treaty rights. The idea of responsible government in British North America was taken up in the s.
The Legislative Council aims to ensure that minority and regional interests are represented. Responsible government is a political principle, which states that governments and members of parliament MPs must be accountable for their actions.
A government is accountable and answerable to its parliament, and therefore parliament is accountable and answerable to the people. In Australia, governments, ministers and MPs are kept accountable by a number of methods. Notably, if a government becomes irresponsible and loses the confidence of the people, it must resign.
Similarly, if individual MPs do not act with integrity and responsibility, they also must resign. Separation of powers. Want to suggest an edit? Have some questions? General comments? In Britain , the executive is chosen by the people, subordinate to the legislature and responsible to the parliament. The legislature and the executive are fused and the legislature can pass a vote of no confidence in the executive. A non-responsible representative governmen t is one in which the executive is not responsible to the legislature and cannot be removed by it.
The system is still representative judging from the fact that the legislature and the executive are both responsible to the people. Some features of this site may not work without it. Date: Type: Working Paper. MAIR, Peter.
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