POL S101 Lecture Notes - Elections Canada, Bicameralism, Parliamentary Immunity
29 Oct 2013
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Crucial to any political system, especially democratic ones. Can be comparatively examined through institutional arrangements or functions performed in chosen political system (parliament or pres. ) Legislature provides a forum for different classes to express their views and opinions. Evolved to become constraints on executive power. To what extent is a representative expected only to voice opinions. Because it would help to pass and promote women friendly policies. It doesn"t matter if we have 50 women or 100 women out of 150 in parliament , it matters if we have feminists in parliament. Feminists in this context are those who think about, and promote policies that value women in society. Constituencies: in most cases, representatives are elected from a particular geographic district, in places like israel, peru and the netherlands, the whole country is a single constituency. Combines proportional representation (2% in israel, 0. 67% in the. Gerrymandering : the drawing of electoral boundaries to favor ones own party.
