POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Pierre Trudeau, Responsible Government, Mixed Government
21 Dec 2012
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Lecture 2- the constitutional, institutional and economic foundations of being canadian . Purpose: establishes and governs the political institutions. Added by pierre elliot trudeau along with the charter of rights of freedoms and the ability to amend the constitution. Our central political institutions: legislative branch: branch of the people, both the upper and lower chambers of governance; the senate and house of commons respectively. House of commons: a member of parliament, each from one territory, 308 seats. Pm is the leader of the majority; official opposition is the next highest amount of seats. Senate: unelected officials, appointed by the pm and governor general. 105 seats, is the upper house in canada. Members review and decide upon bills sent forth by the house of commons. Fails to adhere to rep by pop and current population trends. Provincial legislatures: representatives elected in elections similar to the house of commons: executive branch. Crown: formal head of state; no real legislative power.
