POLS 2300 Lecture 1: POLS 2300 WEEK ONE CHAPTER 1
7 Dec 2016
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The ability to make someone do something they would not normally do. Judicial system: supreme court of canada, separate from legislative system. Legislative system: government all political representation, incl. exec powers, law enforcement. The people that come to mind when we think of canadian politics. Residential schools: attempting to civilize first nations children, by teaching christianity, and proper actions. Quebec referenda referring to independence vote: quebec claimed cultural genocide. Canada has a wide range of parties, major and fringe. Coercion: government"s authority to impose will over its citizens. We give the government the right to coerce us in certain situations. They do this through things such as: taxes, they have authority through sanctions and penalties. Elite accommodation: government policies emerge from the interaction of elites. These elites come from the same socioeconomic standpoint: the system is based upon elite accommodation, those with power keep power.
