POLS 205 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neoliberalism, Critical Mass, Manitoba Schools Question

• School: U of S
• Department: Political Studies
• Course: POLS 205
• Professor: Loleen Berdahl

Document Summary

Themes for midterm: institutions matter, history matters, political division, political considerations, constant change. Starts with who is allowed to vote. How seats are distributed in and within provinces. Institutions matter: strongly influences canada"s party system. Bloc is territorially concentrated: really able to take advantage of first-past-the-post-system, disadvantaged by our electoral system. The government wants to get rid of the political subsidies. Bloc qu b cois benefits very strongly from c-24. Greater incentives for right-wing parties to unite. Managed to lose quebec during the early 20th century: effectively managed to create such negative sentiment for the party in quebec, manitoba schools question, conscription. St. laurent, pearson, and trudeau all more or less successfully accommodated qu bec discontent but gradually lost the west . Canada faces a number of unique challenges. Massive land mass but small population spread apart. Pragmatic parties: more of an ideological type party. People are likely to vote for different reasons. Vote choice: ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status.