POLI 221 Study Guide - Final Guide: Conditionality, Public Finance, Royal Assent

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 221
• Professor: Rick Schultz

Document Summary

Federalism: in a formal sense, federalism can be defined as a division of powers between central and regional governments such that neither is subordinate to the other. This definition distinguishes the relationship between national and provincial government from that between provincial and municipal governments. Taxation agreements is to effect a degree of coordination in the field of federal-provincial taxation after 1942, the taxation side was characterized by a sense of five years federal- provincial agreements. Equalization payments are cash payments made in some federal systems of governments from the federal government to provincial governments with the objective of offsetting differences in available revenue or in the cost of providing services. Quasi-federalism: the period 1867-1896 in which the provinces were subordinate to ottawa. Reinforced classical federalism: the two levels of government are equal in status and independent. 1880-1940 (except for 1914-1918) the courts generally favoured the provinces federal government made little use of its controls province powers are more significant.