PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Negative And Positive Rights, Justin Trudeau, Freedom Of Movement
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Putting democratic ideals and political philosophy into practice: we have discussed the seven democratic ideals , not only is democracy a set of ideals, it is a framework o institutions and procedures for putting these ideals into practice. How do we design democracy: different countries have taken different approaches to achieve these goals and turn these ideals into practices. Institutional frameworks i: constitution: constitution: basic laws for a country, from which the rest of the legislative framework springs. They provide a body of rules and principles to which a state is governed. Constitutions are the fundamental pillars of law in a country. Everyone is subject to the law: explain who. what institutions are to carry out major functions of government (u. s. vs. canada, sets of the basic rights and obligations of citizens. Generally through some kind of framework that lays out your rights and freedoms.
