PSCI 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Edmund Burke, Thirteen Colonies, Parliamentary Sovereignty

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI 2003
• Professor: J Malloy

Document Summary

Historical foundations lecture 2: partly-written constitution, constitution: The underlying rules and norms of a society or organization. Basic framework for the operation of the whole political system: types of constitutions. Two types of constitution-making styles (p. russell constitutional odyssey: lockean contractual, agreed, one-time, burkean traditional, organic, evolving, usa. Historic documents (magna carta, 1689 bill of rights, etc) emphasize parliamentary supremacy and flexibility: canada. Further interpreted by judicial rulings, evolution of time. Definitely a living institution: canada as an historic accident, canada in 1763. Growing discontent in thirteen colonies (u. s. a: british north america after 1763. Royal proclamation of 1763: don"t settle on indigenous land . Constitution act, 1791: upper and lower canada, legislative assemblies. Others already had legislative assemblies: nova scotia (1758, pei (1773, new brunswick (1784, responsible government . As of 1791, canada had representative but not responsible government. Representative government led to violence and anger in upper and.