POLSCI 2F03 Lecture Notes - Economic Regions Of Russia, The Negotiation, Fiscal Imbalance
11 Nov 2013
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Multiculturalism unifying force, but it can be argued that it can be a divisive force. Historically until the 1990s nationalisms (english-canada & french canada: aboriginal sovereignty was given more freedom later in the 1990s. High levels tell us how power is distributed. A political device that allows government at different levels to exercise sovereignty in certain levels: structures the allotment of power among government units, allows citizens to have closer contact with government. If had a unitary system, if we didn t have diff. levels of government. Citizens wouldn t have these different levels of government that they can have a connection with. This way we have more opportunity to speak to elective representatives. What are some essential elements: division of powers, amendment procedure, courts (judiciary) Why do we have federalism in canada: to solve the problem of government getting too big. More power sits with the federal government.
