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Women's Studies 2270A/B Chapter : Legal Theory and intro to Canadian law

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19 Dec 2011
School
Western University
Department
Women's Studies
Course
Women's Studies 2270A/B
Professor
Amanda J Porter

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Canada is a federal system with both provincial and federal governments. The legislative and judicial powers within each level of jurisdiction are set out in the. The federal government has two houses: the lower house. the house of commons, which is an elected body: upper house. the senate, which is an appointed body. The division of legislative powers between federal and provincial goverments are set out in sections 91 and 92 of the constitution. Areas like taxation, criminal law, marriage and divorce are within the federal level. Canada has two legal systems reflecting its colonial powers. Education, family law and registration of vital statistics are within provincial jurisdiction: the british common law, the french civil law. He federal court and tax court handle matters related only to federal jurisdiction or federal government. Courts of general jurisdiction are established in each province and handle the vast bulk of litigation.

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Which of the following would be classified as fiscal policy?

  1. The federal government passes tax cuts to encourage firms to reduce air pollution.

  2. The Bank of Canada cuts interest rates to stimulate the economy.

  3. A provincial government cuts taxes to help the economy of the province.

  4. The federal government cuts taxes to stimulate the economy.

  5. Provinces increase taxes to fund education.

Bob is a resident of Ohio and borrows $50,000 from a bank in New York. When he defaults on the loan, the bank sues Bob in federal court. The federal court has

a. in rem jurisdiction.
b. no jurisdiction.
c. concurrent jurisdiction.
d. diversity jurisdiction.

The reading summarizes powers granted by the Constitution - some powers are granted to the Federal government, some powers are granted to state and local governments, some powers are shared.

After reviewing the assigned material on these powers, choose one of the following topics to discuss: education reform, drug legalization, same-sex marriage licenses/laws, and gun laws.

These are each controversial issues of federalism that some believe should be in the hands of the federal or state government or even shared between the two. You need to analyze the strengths of these arguments:

For the ONE topic you choose (education, drug legalization, marriage licenses, or gun laws), make the case for why the power should be in the hands of the federal government, the state government, or a shared power based on the powers listed in the reading.

Be sure to include an example from the list of powers in the reading to support your position in why the power belongs with the federal or state government or shared power.