POL 1101 : poli.pdf

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

Document Summary

Federalism and federations: federalism as a principle: unity and diversity. Typically more centralized than federations: confederations: unions of independent states, inter-governmental relations and fiscal issues. The government chooses what to do with the spending required for healthcare and other important systems. Fiscal issue- federalism provides economy + decentralizes economical power. (the poor could get poorer while the wealthy remain wealthy or be come wealthier) To reduce this problem, most federation implements equalization systems which reduces the risks of economical disparities. The u. s does not have an equalization program: political use of federalism: Mostly used in societies that are culturally diverse: key concepts: The basic idea is that if the federal government seems to be more powerful than the constitutional government (centralization) - vice versa. Canada - all the provinces are constitutionally equal. Symmetrical - there is one or many communities who want to.