POLS 3210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cooperative Federalism, Ethnolinguistics, Supermajority

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3210
• Professor: Ajay Sharma

Document Summary

Some believe in canada that the federal balance is lopsided: skewed by either centralization or decentralization, effective policy-making is hampered by either intergovernmental conflict or elite collusion. Canadian federalism can be shaped by: structural cleavages in canadian society. Interest and ideas of authoritative political leaders in provincial and national capitals: extra-federal institution including, most prominently, the constitution and the parliamentary system. Institutions and processes are: the constitutional division in powers. Along with the judicial review to which it is subject. Institutions of intrastate federalism that provide for the representation of constituent units within the central government. Foremost principle of federalism is that each order of government is autonomous within its sphere of authority. Jurisdictional powers can only be altered with constitutional powers. The second principle is that federal states are created to serve: provide balance between unity and diversity. Intrastate: representation of constituent units in the central government.