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What is a Shadow Cabinet?
A shadow cabinet is a virtual and powerless government formed with members of the opposition. Where each member of the leading government has a opposite spokepeople. It is led by the Leader of the opposition. Its role is to criticize the goverment, and to have alternative propositions to the policies led by it. Actually, it mostly refers to the british opposition. But that form of representative opposition exists in several commonwealth countries, such as Canada.
Who led the opposition to a constitutional ban on slavery?
Vice president nominee George Pendleton led the opposition to the 13th amendment, which was the ban on slavery. As a result the amendment made changes to its content in order to gain more supporters.
What was a result of President Eisenhower's appointment of Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Warren led the Court to many decisions that supported liberal principles.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court today in Alberta Canada?
There is no court styled the Supreme Court for the province of Alberta.The Court of Appeal of Alberta, the provincial court of last appeal, is led by the Honourable Madam Justice Catherine Fraser, the Chief Justice of Alberta. The Court of Queen's Bench for Alberta, the superior-level court, is led by the Honourable Mr. Justice N.C. Whitmann, the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench.
What political party does the leader of the opposition represent?
That depends. The party in power right now (2013) is the Democrats. Barack Obama is the leader of the Democrats. And as a result, the Republicans are the opposition party. Conversely, in 2000, George W. Bush got elected president. He was a Republican and thus, the leader of the Republican party. Because a Republican was president, it was now the Democrats who were the opposition party. So, the leader of the opposition is the man or woman who is considered to be in charge of the political party that is NOT in power.Sometimes, that extends to the senate or the house of representatives: whichever political party won the majority of the seats during the most recent election, the Speaker of the House is from that party; and the opposition is the leader of the minority party. In 2013, the Republicans are in charge in the House, so John Boehner (pronounced BAY-ner) is the Speaker. His opposition comes from the leader of the Democrats in the House, currently Nancy Pelosi. But in the Senate, it's a different story. The majority in the senate are the Democrats, led by Harry Reid. And the Republicans, led by Mitch McConnell, are the opposition party.
