POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lower Canada, Acronym, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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Draws from the set of principles that would have been in place in the uk in 1867. As uk practiced a form of responsible government, this idea was transferred or imported into canada. While the written constitution contains only entrenched constitutional law, the broader concept of the constitution includes conventions and organic statues. Illustrates the idea that the constitution is seen in different spaces and on different levels. First of the three pillars: responsible government (the concept appeared prior to confederation) In the preamble of ca, 1867, the concept of responsible government is only indirectly implied through the phrase, this constitution will be similar in principle to that of the uk . Responsible government refers to and sets out the structure of roles and offices found in the government, and determines the relationship between traditional powers (legislative, executive and judicial)
