Test 2 Flashcards
Trustee
elected official excercising own judgement based on interests of the elctorates
delegated
only meant to reflect the views of the constituencies directly
micrcosm theorys
extent in which parliament mirrors the social population
floor corssing
changing party affiliations after being elected
intest aggregations
tending to the political perspectives across the country to see what issues matter
brokerage parties
catch all parties that represent many issues
s 38
general ammending formula 7/50
locke
believed the consitution should come from the soveriegnty of the people
burke
beleived that constiution comes from organic evolution and sharing knowlege from generation to generation of governmnet
mega constitutions
consituiona questions that are extremely imporatn because they have to do with citizen identity and self worith in the state. dwarf smaller issues
JCPC
judicial committee of the privy council. highst court in britain and was Canadas high appeal court until it was abolished in a way to centralize the canadian courts and make them more sensitve to Canadain issues
s 35
aboriginal rights, claims and treaties are recognized and affirmed. in this act aboriignal includes indians, metis, and inuit
s 91
giving parliament of canada its basic legislativie authority to make laws for POGG confirmed by the queen
s 92(8)
grants provinces their legislative authority and in which subsection 8, where municipalities are in their authority
single member plurality
voters cast a vote for one candiddate and who evers had the most (plurality) wins
sober second
senate is supposed to be a second house where legistlature is review at a slower process without parisan influence, can make special commitees to research
first ministers conference
conference that includes the prime ministers and preimiers of each province. notable conference was in 1927 in which an amending formula was debated
unitary
central state governmnet, in canada it shares it powers with the provinces. division of powers is outlined in the constitution.
exectuive federalism
intergovernment adminstation in which officials are appointed or hired and not elected. i.e experts that give advise
centralize v decentralize
through legislation where the central government reevieve more power. decentralize is the central government delegating authority to its subunits
proportional rep
party list with seats being awarded based on the percentage of the popular vote
5 functions partes
recruitment, fundraising, policy development, education and structure of vote, make whole structure of responsible government
perogative powers
powers that are acted on only form the advise of the executive. show s dominacne over parliament . exmaples are dissolving parliament, appointing powers
reserve powers
exectued by the discretion of the crown in extraordingay circumstance
Maritime Bank
rebuffed theory that provinces were handmaidens subordinate to central power. found lieutenant governors as much representative of his majesty for the purpose of provincial governmnet as GG is to domion
brokerage parties
bring together diverse interests, can often bridge political divies in the central. they can engineer comprimse allowing diverse policies to be adopted
ideological parties
parties commited to a particulaar set of beliefs and princpesl that they stick to. a particular ideology of house society and economy should behave. no comprimes
royal proclamation
1763, recognizes a relatiohsip of fiduciary trust between the crown and aboriginal peoples on a nation to nation relationship in which lands are reserved in a treaty relatioshiop and could only be ceeded or purchased by the crown
aboriginal self government
charlotte town accord would have gave inherent right to self government. courts have not indicated that section 35 gives self government. give senate seats to the abroginal govenrment
third order
aborgiainl self government that would be equal to provincial and federal levels of government
distinct society
constitutional recognition of quebec as a distinct society with a french speaking majority, unique culture and civil law tradition. this would be influenctioal regarding court deciison
decentraliation
delgating more powers and sectors to the provinces such as forestry, recreation, tourism. cultural becomes provincial jurisdiction. opting out of federal packages with compensation
creatures of province
BNA not recognizing local governmnet as an order of governmnet and section 92.8 giving full jurisidiciton of municipalities to the authority of the province.
5 pathways to municipal autonomy
empowering legislation, muncipal charters, order of government, provincial constitutions,own province
5 ways crown contributes to exectuive govenerment
abiliity to punish assembly for non cooperation throug prorogation or dissoluiton, ppower to summon and choose when acts will comence, select seantors and sperkaer of that chamber, select government leader in HOC, inluecne senior public servies and regulate its agences, usurp function of subordinate parliament
