POLS 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Family Law, Pmos Logic, Supreme Court Act
12 Apr 2017
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Pols 3130 lectures 1 -3 ----------- september 12, 2016. Politics: who gets what when and how, the study of power. Who is seeking power: about making decisions to distribute resources budgeting, it partisan, all decisions are supposed to be bound by law law influences polticis. Law: body of rules enacted and applied by public officials in a legit manner, backed by the forces of the state. Politics is structured by law: based upon the rule of law. Meaning that everyone is equal under the law read: roncarelli v. duplessis (1959) The influence of the churches is still paramount: premier duplessis. Governed like a dictator, rules don"t apply. Punishment for standing up to duplessis: roncarelli was a restaurant owner. Had the means to bail out more than 390 jehovah"s witnesses. Canada commonly asks the supreme court to sort out controversial issues: same sex marriage, euthanasia.
