PAPM 1000 Study Guide - Responsible Government, Constitutionalism, Plurality Voting System

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Public Affairs and Policy Management
• Course: PAPM 1000
• Professor: all

Document Summary

In canada, we vote for mp"s that make our government. In the us they vote for the president (along with issues that one wishes to address: responsible government: executive is responsible to the legislative. Overview of reading: basis of government, federalism: a system of government characterized by two levels of authority (fed and pro) and a division of powers between them such that neither is subordinate to the other. 2 or more sovereign levels of government the authority of the federal is separate from the provincial the people do not want all power in one government body it promotes minority rights on a provincial level. Canada has federalism to retain the respective regional/cultural/ethnic/language rights ontario (br), quebec (fr), ns (irish) and nb (fr/irish) this allows the provinces to culturally influence linguistics, culture and education. In the us, the reasons for guns were and are to protect against government attack and the government having too much power.