MCS 3040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Political Philosophy
13 Oct 2016
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3. the legislative branch creates law in form of statues and regulations the executive branch formulates and implements government policy and law the judicial branch adjudicates on disputes. Government policy: the central ideas or principles that guide government in its work, including the kind of laws it passes. Constitutional law: the supreme law of canada that constrains and controls how the branches of the government exercise power: charged with upholding the values of the nation (ie. liberalism) Liberalism: a political philosophy that emphasizes individual freedom as its key organizing value: any interference with freedom must be justi ed according to the principles of constitutional law. Constitutional conventions: important rules that are not enforceable by a court of law but that practically determine how a given power is exercised by government. Friday, september 16, 2016: code of ethics that governs our political processes, not binding, but politicians have historically agreed to follow them.
