POLI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Ultra Vires, Iroquois, Elective Dictatorship

• School: Brock University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 1F90
• Professor: Bozidar Mitrovic

Document Summary

Slide 1: constitutions and division of power confederal (weak central government) federal (federal and states/provinces share power) Slide 2: confederal states sovereignty retained by member constituents central government has powers granted by members these can be taken back secession always an option for unhappy members. Usa 1781-1787 under articles of confederation (shay"s rebellion) Slide 4: map of eu integrated trade and foreign policy formed politics. No country has ever left the eu to join the eu you cant have the death penalty is a confederacy. Tend to be large and democratic, with regional minorities. In federal states sovereignty is formally divided between central (also. Because of the diversity it makes sense that india is a federal state. Not every unit has the same amount of power or autonomy. Population is ethnically distinct lots of diversity. Desire for enlarged economic markets (canada 1867, australia 1901) Concession to regional/cultural minorities (canada, belgium, spain) Appreciation of local autonomy (principle of subsidiarity)