POL 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Centralized Government

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1101
• Professor: Andre Lecours

Document Summary

Head of state (governor general): embody the state, arbitrate government foundation(cid:224) above the government an it"s role to facilitate and arbitrate parliamentary power. Minority government: must rely on other parties to pass legislation. Dissolving a parliament forces a new election, and a completely different parliament. One party is the only political party to be successful (authoritarian regime) > other parties are not allowed : one party dominant system: More than 2 parties who have responsible chance of forming the. Whichever party has won most ridings in hofc could take over the votes wins government. Centralized government can change what they want when they want(cid:224) no constitutional protection. Provinces have had to come up with ways to communicate with the federal government outside these formal meetings. Most federations implement equalization payments(cid:224) looks at every provinces income and finds an average, then helps the more poor units increase their revenue to the average.