POL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Rationality, Upper House, Lower House

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 101
• Professor: Arthur Ross

Document Summary

Difficult for government to accommodate the range of abilities. Results in dependence on social assistance, collective responsibilities/charities. The legal foundation of political authority & government. Establishes legal basis, structures, and powers of government: establishes legal authority of government to enact legislation. Fundamental rules and principles: establishes limitations to authority of government. Federal & provincial governments (federalism): rationality, predictability, and order peace, order, and good government. 1867: british north america act constitution act. Drafted (cid:271)y ca(cid:374)ada"s colo(cid:374)ial leaders (cid:894)british & fre(cid:374)(cid:272)h elite(cid:895) to esta(cid:271)lish legal fou(cid:374)datio(cid:374) of the new country of canada (a country to be similar to great britain) French leaders knew they were a minority, and the intention of the british was to make canada a loyal extension of great britain. Established themselves as equal to the english; incorporated federalism and a cultural/linguistic duality. Constitutional law: written legislation and unwritten constitutional convention. Queen is the head of state symbolic figurehead. Separate constitution & legal/judicial system: parliamentary system.