POL111H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Report On The Affairs Of British North America, Westminster System, Mahatma Gandhi
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Political issue: decision in part of collectivity act in a certain manner. [analysis] involves numbers, things that can be tested ex: pre=election polls, census data, changing demographics anything that can be quantified. [analysis] things studied and idea of how things should be, norm, analyzing governmsnt + politics, we make distinction b/w private + voluntary. Influence through legitimacy + charismatic, legal rational, leadership. 3 ways gov exerts power legislative: create laws executive: enforce laws judicial: interpret laws systems theory idea of inputs + outputs institutional + neo-institutioanl approaches in canada, our gov"t is understood according to rules, laws, constitutions historical institutional. The initiative to create new law/form new one comes from strong opinions of recent events influence law makers, ppl in parliament, etc. In us, there"s a separation of legis and congress. That makes a difference in outcome of certain bills and how they"re passed.
