Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: North American Free Trade Agreement, Fiscal Imbalance, Central Authority
23 Feb 2017
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State: domestic order vs international anarchy: order, security, benefits, outside of those boundaries the state cant provide these. Central authority: created by states, holding veto power, capable of withdrawing at any time. Confederal alternatives: federations in development, temporary arrangements for mutual defense or cooperation. Two distinct levels of government which: divide the powers of government, share sovereignty within the state, according to terms of written constitution, with disputes settled in court. Self rule and shared rule: provinces - self rule. Rule themselves in certain areas: federal - shared rule. Rule all provinces and the citizens within: local governments - no share in sovereignty, usa: Equally subject to both levels of government. Vast territory: big countries tend to like federalism, as canada established its territory over an extended continent it made sense to have. If you think people will feel like they are being discriminated against this means they can live happily when in federation.
