POLI 221 Lecture 4: POLI 221 - Topic 4

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 221
• Professor: Christa Scholtz

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Midterm: midterm will not be in leacock due to constructions: room location will be updated the week of the midterm, mcconnell engineering building. Room 204: last name jennings z: 6:15pm 7:30pm, can be done in 50 mins, definitions: can answer in one sentence, e. g. , definition of disallowance : original power of british gov"t to disallow. Canadian legislation: significance, e. g. , disallowance : it is one of the original checks in canadian politics, significance is harder to answer, but as a guide, think of the main theme of the course, which is checks and balance. Essay (sa) questions: largely descriptive questions, not much analysis or assessment (will be for later exams: exam material: everything until house of commons, inclusively. House of commons: dignified or efficient: recall that, canadian values are implicit in the constitution: it is a constitution similar in principle to that of the uk, responsible gov"t is the cornerstone of canadian politics (unlike the american.