POL214Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Responsible Government, Canada Act 1982, Constitution Act, 1982
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Welcome and housekeeping: tutorial signup on this wednesday @ 7am, tutorial start september 18th, all materials are in books. What year did women gain the vote in canada: federally 1917 (partially, more inclusive by 1918), provincial, manitoba 1916, ontario 1917, quebec 1940. Few canadians like or trust politicians: politi(cid:272)ia(cid:374)s (cid:894)a(cid:374)d politi(cid:272)s(cid:895) ha(cid:448)e a(cid:374) i(cid:373)age pro(cid:271)le(cid:373): (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t trust the(cid:373), lack of trust cynicism apathy. Politics is a messy activity: politics is about balancing competing interests, demands, and views. What should be left private: what should the government engage itself in, in terms of regulation. Power: the ability to influence what happens, not restricted to government, why should you obey, faces of power (3), coercion (force) Influence (persuasion: authority (legitimate, democracies rely mainly on influence and authority, but coercion is also used, every democracy has courts, police and prisons. The relationship between citizens and the state: a democratic constitution limits power.
