PPAS 3135 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Jurisprudence, Perfectly Clear, Political Question

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 3135
• Professor: Khashayar Hooshiyar

Document Summary

Part 1, short essay questions (80% - 2 out of 5 choices) Discuss different aspects of judicial review/control and explain who does it and how it is exercised. & explain the structure, powers, and composition of the supreme court of. Canada and discuss the controversies and issues surrounding the role of the judiciary. Howard (1981) argues that courts are bifocal both legal and political institutions. There is almost no political question in the us and that is not resolved sooner or later into a judicial question. Both courts and judges are institutions within the state and represent the states values and interests. All three sections of government interact with each other. Judges are involved in law making which is also a political role alongside a legal one. Judicial review is seen as policy making and doing the governments job.