bill, which can only become
law if passed by an absolute
majority of the members sitting
and voting.

_Legislative Powers of the _Legislative Powers of the
Parliament of the Dominion_. Parliament of the
Commonwealth_.

Respective powers of the federal The Legislative powers of the
parliament and provincial federal parliament are alone
legislatures are enumerated and enumerated, and the states
defined in the constitution; the expressly retain all the powers
residuum of power rests with the vested in them by their
central government in relation respective constitutions at the
to all matters not coming within establishment of the
the classes of subjects by the commonwealth as to matters not
British North America act of specified as being within the
1867 assigned exclusively to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
legislatures. federal parliament.

_The Provinces._ _The States._

Legislatures may alter provincial Constitutions may be altered
constitutions except as under the authority of the
regards the office of lieutenant parliaments thereof.
-governor.

Lieutenant-governors are appointed The constitution of each state
by the governor-general-in-council, continues (subject to the
and removable by constitution) as at the
him within five years only for establishment of the
cause assigned and communicated commonwealth, or as at the
by message to the two admission or establishment
houses of parliament. of the states, as the case
may be, until altered in
accordance with the
constitution of the
states. In other words,
the powers of the states
over their own constitutions
are preserved.

Acts of the provincial