PSCI 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, Mackenzie Valley Pipeline, Parliamentary Sovereignty
26 Sep 2016
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John ibbitson: bill c could be the upper house"s defining moment the globe and mail, june 8, Andrew coyne: new senate activism undermines the very principle of democracy the national post, How canadian institutions work and have evolved. How they shape our political changes and outcomes. How our institutions compare to similar countries like britain, us and australia. The impact of gender and racial diversity on political institutions. The idea that institutions are not just buildings and set of rules. State-based e. g. elite accommodations, agency capture. Political psychology and behavior individual choices. Rational choices approaches self interested utility maximizing. Constitution: the underlying rules and norms of a society or organization. The basic framework for the operation of the whole political system . Two types of constitution making styles (p. russell constitutional odyssey) Formally amended 27 times in 225 years. Notable failure: the 1970s equal rights amendment. Historic documents (magna carta, 1689 bill of rights, etc,) emphasize parliamentary supremacy and flexibility.
