PSCI260 Study Guide - Final Guide: Maurice Duplessis, Constitution Act, 1982, Report On The Affairs Of British North America

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI260
• Professor: Ajay Sharma

Document Summary

8 terms, 5 five. explain their significance. Answers should be 5-6 sentences (no more). Give four points per question to get 4 points/marks. The judicial committee of the privy council - canada"s first supreme court, 1867-1949. Addressed division of powers between federal and provincial government. Bna act - first constitution of canada when it became a nation. Characterized aboriginals/first nations as subject and not citizens. etc. Lord durham: introduced responsible government in canada, wanted to assimilate the french and roman. Catholics into the l tradition, active union for upper canada and the west. **these 3 will not be on the midterm! just examples. You won"t get penalized if you didn"t but it s good if you do. 2-3 double spaced pages, focus on overall themes. Constitutional evolution - how have they evolved. British approach to more individual approach, increase of us influence on society.