A Cabinet government is the government of a committee selected by the legislature, and there are therefore a double set of conditions to it: first, those which are essential to all elective governments as such; and second, those which are requisite to this particular elective government.
Bagehot describes the dual conditions necessary for Cabinet government, which includes general electoral requirements and specific ones for this type of government.
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