Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: First Party System, Red Tory, Party System
25 Nov 2016
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Poli sci 2230 lecture 11: parties and ideology. Midyear exam: 3 hrs, 3 sections approx. Functioning of institutions and how well they perform) Ideology: the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program . Know all of the topics (most covered in id and topical essays) What do particular political parties in canada stand for: liberals: higher taxes, equality, conservatives: smaller govn"t, fiscal responsibility, family values, security, ndp: govn"t intervention and social programs, green party: environmental protectionism. Left: democratic socialism: core ideas relate to lib individuals from inequalities or exploitation that emerge from socioeconomic or econ conditions (capitalism) Favours quality of condition: use state to generate revenues and make programs to maximize equal conditions for everyone. Only when we have quality of condition then we are roughly equal = Centre achieve most potential: welfare liberals: view of state to help maximize freedom, business liberals: view state as inhibiting self-fulfillment, undermine individual freedom.
