PSCI 2002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Statism, Egalitarianism, Political Freedom
9 Sep 2015
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Theoretical considerations: political culture consists of the ideas, assumptions, values, and beliefs that shape our understanding and behaviour as citizens in the world of politics. These values and expectations lead to the kinds of political decisions and behaviour that the various elites in society have deemed to be legitimate. In the past, many features of the canadian political system were undemocratic. At the time of confederation, few even had that aspirations, but the official thinking soon purported to claim that canada was a democracy. Popular sovereignty: means that the people have the final say, which in large, modern political systems usually takes the form of elections at certain specified intervals. Political equality: everyone is equal on election day. Just as the 1982 corf enhanced protection of aspects of popular sovereignty and political equality, it also provided an explicit constitutional statement of political freedom in canada.
