PPAS 3135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: United States Constitution, Parliamentary Sovereignty

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 3135
• Professor: Danny O' Rourke- Dicarlo

Document Summary

Public law i class 3 september 27th, 2016. The distinction in practice however end up working towards opposite goals. The u. s was born through revolution one of which was born from war with uk and the second is the civil war. U. s constitution does 2 things: it privileges the right over good the rights of the individuals over the good of the collective). The u. k war taught that the government should always be held accountable. The constitution of the u. s after of the civil war defines the constitution in a more decentralized way. It gives the individual states a great amount of autonomy. The idea is formed around as much autonomy as possible. The practice of the constitution of the u. s is the opposite of its design meaning that the federal hold far more power than its states. The practice of the canadian constitution is opposite, the provinces can make/override legislation without justification.