POLS 1000 Lecture : November 12 & 19- Lecture.pdf
4 Dec 2013
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The modern state: the state as the modern terrain of liberal democracy, origin 1648, modern state as depersonalized state, sovereignty, offices and institutions, bureaucratic and rational. Constitutional backbone: constitution as extraordinary legal document, intentionally difficult amendment process, 4 objectives of constitutions, establish institutions and offices, convey relationships between institutions and offices, convey relationships between institutions and citizenry, convey relationships between citizens. Treaties of westvalia and series of wars in europe. One foundational act that predicts how the state will move forward. Constitutional elites fighting what institutions that would follow the path they try to set. Draw out the contours of offices of the land and what they will do. Who will make executive decisions and political decisions. Who will be legible to make the decisions. What are the relationships between the institutions. How different structures relate to one another. Terms of participation - office and voting. Relationship (fundamental rights) that citizens bare with one another.
