PLSC 2231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Constitution Act, 1982, Liberal Democracy, Representative Democracy
20 Mar 2018
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Enumerates the guiding principles of society, its political structures and governing institutions. Convey the fundamental (supreme) laws by which authority and power are structured. Define who and what exercises political/legal authority, and the institutions and processes involved in exercising this authority. Is that a set of special legal documents that define the institutions of governing. The sectio(cid:374)s/clauses of these docu(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts take legal precede(cid:374)ce aka they"re supre(cid:373)e i(cid:374) law. Include amending procedures: special rules to follow if the wording in the constitution is going to be changed. 5 major sources of ca(cid:374)ada"s co(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)al authority: formal constitutional documents the constitution acts and all the various other acts, schedules and amendments that go along with them. I. e. the constitution act 1964 added section 94 subsection a to the c. a 1867 aka old age pensions: statutes laws passed by legislatures. i. e. the law that created alberta 1905 is a constitutional rule. They are unwritten so they cannot be enforced in court.
