POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bicameralism, Westminster System, Charlottetown Accord
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Set of rules that established the structure and fundamental principles of the political regime. Establishes relationships between: citizens and the state, various parts of the state. Acts of canadian parliament and provincial legislatures that are constitutional in nature. Constitutional conventions widely accepted informal rules. Judicial decisions that interpret the constitution (cid:862)the bna a(cid:272)t pla(cid:374)ted i(cid:374) ca(cid:374)ada a li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g tree (cid:272)apa(cid:271)le of gro(cid:449)th a(cid:374)d e(cid:454)pa(cid:374)sio(cid:374) (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) its (cid:374)atural li(cid:373)its(cid:863) ed(cid:449)ards (cid:448). Constitutio(cid:374) (cid:373)ust e(cid:448)ol(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d (cid:271)e i(cid:374)terpreted (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) the (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t of toda(cid:455)"s so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) it is (cid:374)ot (cid:862)froze(cid:374) i(cid:374) ti(cid:373)e(cid:863) Royal proclamation of 1963: ends war between british and french, french in quebec now under british rule. The quebec act, 1774: provides some accommodations to french canadians. Constitutional act, 1791: creates upper and lower canada each with own legislature and judiciary. Lord durha(cid:373)"s report: recommends responsible government and union of upper and lower canada. Union act, 1840: unites upper and lower canada and creates elected legislative assemblies.
