POLS 2300 Lecture Notes - Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Victoria Charter, Charlottetown Accord

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2300
• Professor: Tamara Small

Document Summary

Week 1: the constitution and constitutional change: branches of government, levels of government (division of power, state and the people. The fundamental rules by which a country is governed. Fundamental because they are necessary, they are harder to change. The constitution includes the supreme law, which means it takes precedence over all other laws. The constitution tell us what we value. The charter of rights and freedom tells you the things that the government cannot do, but also what the government has to do. Rule of law: the principle that individuals should be subject only to known, predictable, and impartial rules, rather than to the arbitrary orders of those in governing positions. Constitutionalism: the belief that governments will defer to the rules and principles enshrined in a constitution and uphold the rule of law. In the constitution (written and unwritten components) (charter of rights and freedoms)