POLS 243 Study Guide - Final Guide: Federacy, Monetary Policy
8 Dec 2016
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Pols 243: exam summaries: week #8: conflict management: territorial. Territorial autonomy (self-government): autonomy = self-rule or self-government, autonomy within a state is not independence, can be given to any grouping. Catholic school board in canada: can be given to a piece of territory in which the group is a majority. Types of territorial autonomy: devolution in unitary state: Autonomy can be significant but not guaranteed. Devolution = central government grants self-government to group or territory but can take it back at any time. Symmetric devolution = all parts have same level of self-government: federations: Sovereignty between central government and regions: neither side unilaterally takes power, both levels must give approval for decisions. Bicameral (disproportionate representation in upper cabinet: courts as umpires. Two types of federation: multinational/ethnic: eg. switzerland, canada, iraq, belgium, mononational: eg. Case of puerto rico in the u. s. : second class u. s. citizens and though 61. 6% wish to join u. s. , u. s. does not want a.
