POLI 221 Chapter Notes -Western Settlement, Indirect Tax, Social Policy
Document Summary
The retention of lg"s power of reservation is a constitutional anomaly: he can therefore disregard the advice of his ministers & he has no guidance in his use of power. Mallory the federal distribution of power: by the 19th century, it was normal to appoint judges as privy councilors in order to provide a pool from which a panel could be constituted in any particular case. Mallory the federal distribution of power: the war not only restored the economy to health, but it laid foundation for prosperity and strength, canals, railroads, western settlement & massive immigration. The supreme court"s interpretation: 1949 to the present: two changes occurred after the end of the war, supreme court more sensitive, court expected to give more consistency and continuity to the development of constitutional doctrine. Direct tax : one that is demanded from the very persons who it is intended or desired should pay it.