Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Political Philosophy, Specific Performance, Rescission

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

Executive branch (create law in the form (formulates and of statutes and regulations) imlements government policy and law) Government policy: the central ideas or principles that guide government in its work, including the kind of laws it passes. Constitutional law: the supreme law of canada that constrains and controls how the branches of government exercise power. The values of a nation these values are tied to liberalism. Define a political philosophy that emphasizes individual freedom as its key organizing value. Constitution act, 1867 divides legislative power between federal and provincial govts. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms identifies the rights and freedoms that are guaranteed in canada. Constitutional conventions importance rules that are not enforceable by a court of law but that practically determine how a given power is exercised by govt. Define: creates a form of law known as statute law or legislation. Statute law: formal, written laws created or enacted by the legislative branch of government.