POLB50Y3 Final: Final Exam Study Guide

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Federalism federalism is system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority. In canada, our constitution guarantees that sovereignty will be divided between the federal government and the provincial. These division of powers are listed in sections 91 to 95 of the constitution. There has been significant criticism as the distribution of power is uneven between the two levels. Clause, any are not specified in the constitution automatically falls under the jurisdiction of the federal. Hence in canada, it is more of an asymmetrical quasi-federal system. Federalism is significant as it is the fundamental basis of our political system. It ensures that national needs of the country are met while at the same time regional (provincial) needs are heard. Liberal democracy a form of representative democracy where elections are free and fair with universal suffrage granted to all citizens.

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