POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Only Time, American Civil War, Rubber Stamp
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Lecture 1: political culture, sets the outer boundaries" to what is acceptable behaviour, language, discourse, etc. Norms of behaviour: transformational changes in cda over lifetime. Harper"s trying to make large impact: has layers of culture. Liberal values: values that characterize our values as a country (our fundamental values, engrained values, ex. Rule of law, liberty, etc: national political culture, set out in charter of rights, distinct to cda, english cda vs. quebec, multiculturalism, etc, w/i canada, regional/provincial cultures, atlantic canada, etc, w/i province/territories, north albert, south alberta. Lecture 2: cda is the product of a very old civilization (queen, political culture cont"d, cdns are moving into cities, but our system of legislative representation doesn"t reflect this. More people in urban ridings than rural ridings: in usa, president = head of state & head of gov"t, in cda, pm = head of gov"t, but queen = head of state.
