POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Electoral District, Proportional Representation, Gerrymandering
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Obligates citizens to abide by government laws and policies. Symbol of american is eagle (symbolize freedom and strength: eg. Symbol of canada is beaver representing beginning trade of canada: an agent acting on your behalf, eg. Legal representative (eg. lawyers: shared characteristics, eg. More women or minority should be in the parliament. People debate and deliberate over issues and policies. A legislation is adopted only based on consensus: must have a unanimous vote. Referendums (aka proposition; eg. proposition 8, california: a piece of policy submitted to public for rejection or approval, propositio(cid:374) 8 is a(cid:374) outlier, (cid:373)ostl(cid:455) a(cid:271)out ta(cid:454), edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) . In a representative democracy, voters elect a leader, and leaders decide on a given issue. Old times: only male, white, and property owners can vote: property ownership requirement was first abolished, race then disappeared, after ww1, gender also fallen in many countries. 1921 white women allowed to vote late 1940s asian women allowed to vote.
