POL 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3 & 4: Plurality Voting System, Royal Assent, Order Paper
11 Jul 2013
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Definition = general and regional governments of coordinate authority, each independent of the other in its appropriate sphere, ruling over the same persons and the same territory under the benign surveillance of a court . Before, federal/provincial matters were always in watertight compartments . Early in 20th century, increase demand in government responsibilities, social justice, believe that government should help ensure equality in public service and general standards of living. Uk unitary system: all formal power (sovereignty) is vested in the central government, may be devolved to local and regional authorizes as the national government sees fit. Three basic principles of federalism: federalism is premised upon a constitution that distributes the powers of government between central and regional governments. Division of labour, neither is subordinate to one another. Written constitution = set out allocation of functions between the federal and provincial govt.
