A. all ministers are collectively responsible to the prime minister B. ministers are collectively responsible to the parliament C. no minister may publicly criticise decisions made collectively in cabinet without first resigning D. ministers must first clear their public statements on policy matters with the cabinet office before delivering them E. ministers must always show a sense of responsibility towards one another
Correct Answer: C
Explanation
Cabinet collective responsibility, also known as collective ministerial responsibility, is a constitutional convention in Parliamentary systems that members of the cabinet must publicly support all governmental decisions made in Cabinet, even if they do not privately agree with them. This support includes voting for the government in the legislature. Collective responsibility refers to responsibilities of organizations, groups and societies. Part of it is the concept known as collective guilt by which individuals who are part of such collectives to be responsible for other people's actions and occurrences by tolerating, ignoring, or harboring them, without actively engaging.
