POL214Y1 Chapter Notes -Freedom Of Movement, Orthodox Judaism, Proportional Representation
25 Feb 2014
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Constitution essential to democratic politics, but constitution doesn"t ensure political democracy and protection of human rights (ex. This is because all laws must conform to constitution in terms of how they are made and their substance. Without it, there"s no way of resolving conflicts or checking powers of govt and people. In modern societies, the alternative to constitutional governments is anarchy (ie. the former. Within anarchy= no accepted rules of resolution between different members of population, therefore the state does not exist whereas in totalitarianism, the state does exist. Constitutions are derived from 2 sets of relations: 1. The distribution of power between different parts of the state 3. Provincial levels: constitution empowers the state to act & to pass laws on behalf of the community. Constitution is made up of rules in the form of: written documents, court decisions (common law), unwritten conventions. Constitutional conventions: practices that emerge over time & become accepted as rules of political system. (ex.
