A “progressive” shadow cabinet has been set up to rebut and challenge statements made by Donald Trump’s administration. The “shadow cabinet” is an alien concept in American politics – so what exactly is it?
In the UK, the shadow cabinet is a team of politicians from the party that finished second in the general election, known as the Opposition, who scrutinise and challenge the government’s policies.
It is a way of both holding the government of the day to account and presenting voters with a ready-made alternative government, with its own set of policies.
All cabinet ministers – and many junior
source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/01/us-progressives-set-up-a-shadow-cabinet-to-challenge-trump-what-does-that-mean/
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