POL214Y1 Lecture 6: POL214 - Week 6
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United states: based on last 2 classes, question on test is: France: what is the policy action between canada and the us. Second pillar of canadian constitution: canada has 2 order of government, while looking at federalism, we look at an institution not a room where you can measure walls, etc. Think about as a living tree or a river. Institutions meanders like a river: britain and canada share responsible government, but canadian pm is more powerful than british, our provinces are much more powerful than american states in comparison institutions evolve, how federalism has evolved: If you add up budgets of all provinces, it is larger than the federal budgets. Constitutional pillars: responsible govt, federalism, charter of rights. Federalism: what is it, authority, power, jurisdiction is divided b 2 levels of government, a national govt/central govt, subnational govt. (regional, state level)
