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Question
What is the basic principle of Collective Responsibility?
Or
What do you understand by the term ‘Collective Responsibility of the Council of Ministers’?
Or
Explain the term ‘Collective Responsibility’.
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Solution
The principle of Collective Responsibility implies that the ministers are answerable for all decisions taken by the Cabinet. They cannot publicly criticize or show disagreement with the Cabinet decisions. If they cannot define these decisions they have to resign or liable to dismissal.
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