Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Canada Elections Act, Arthur Meighen, Patriation Reference
23 Nov 2017
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Quebec should be their own country, 36% think quebec has enough power. Institution defined: the system of rules that define the role that people play as part of those institutions . Institution are concerned: patterns of roles which: determine participants, structure relationships, shape interest, influence goods and objectives. Institutes influence politics: structure roles for political actors, incentives how you ought to behave (cost-benefit analysis, symbolism simplify overwhelming complexity eg. canadian flag (canada, federal government) Political vs. non-political institutions ex. non-political institutions gangs. Canada"s political institutions: constitution, federalism, executive, public service, parliament, courts, electoral system (political parties, electoral laws) Defined: the whole body of fundamental rules and principles according to which a state is governed. Canadian constitution lays out rules and principles for (3) relationships: within federal government, between levels of government (federalism + subnational level, between government and citizens. Principles of canadian constitution (in order of canadian history) Constitutional monarchy > direct contrast to the u. s.
