POL214Y1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Westminster System, Patriation, Central Canada
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Constitutional foundations: why is canada a federal state, tension between democracy & federalism, central canada has over 50% of the seats in the. House of commons (democracy), but, the outer" regions demand input into the federal government, too (federalism): written v unwritten constitution. Canada fit: our original written constitution, the bna act, was actually a law passed by the british parliament. What are the implications: continuity, not revolution, compared to us. No need to write everything down: patriation in 1982. The cabinet: cabinet ministers must be mps. Why: the conventions of collective & individual ministerial responsibility, regional representation in cabinet: an example of intrastate federalism, social representation: how it has changed. Who do we expect to see in cabinet: political factors influencing the pm"s choice of ministers. Can you identify them: why senators are kept to a minimum in the cabinet. In the written constitution, all legislation must pass the.
