POL 2101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Naqvi, Advocacy Group, Responsible Government
31 Jul 2013
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33: define federalism: federalism is a system of governance characterized by the constitutionally entrenched divisions of law-making powers between the federal government and the governments of constituent units applied on a territorial basis. Federal gov"t retains dominance over the provincial gov"ts. Democratic advantage: government is more accessible and responsive. Policy laboratory advantage: testing out policy to see if it works. Executive federalism: execs and high bureaucrats making all the decisions. Difficult to attain country wide equality (drugs in nb vs bc) 36: contents of 1982 constitutional reforms (not sure) The pm"s knowledge of canada"s blemished rights histoy. 42: what were two reasons the speaker from the federation of canadian municipalities gave to explain why property developers and real-estate agents seem to have inordinate influence on ontario city councillors? (not sure) Because property tax is such a big issue in canada (missions funded by property tax) And so little taxes go to the municipalities (8%)
