PSCI 1100 EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
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PSCI 1100 EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Nationalist backlash against globalization - Answer-After societal change, "losers" of value change embrace traditionalist values, with authoritarian populist movements claiming to protect traditional values against present day decay
Cana...
PSCI 1100 EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Nationalist backlash against globalization - Answer-After societal change, "losers" of
value change embrace traditionalist values, with authoritarian populist movements
claiming to protect traditional values against present day decay
Canadian State Building and Indigenous People: Early Encounters - Answer-Co-
existence of settlers with indigenous peoples, based on trade and shifting military
alliances. European illnesses decimate indigenous population
Canadian State Building and Indigenous People: British North America and the Fall of
New France - Answer-increased dispossession of indigenous territories, vague treaties
between British and Indigenous nations
Canadian State Building and Indigenous People: Canada after Confederation - Answer-
Further treaties with assimilatory policies, Indian Act and Residential Schools as
attempts to eliminate indigenous cultures
External State Building: 1864, 1867 - Answer-Charlottetown and Quebec conferences
establish the basis for confederation, British North America act creates Dominion of
Canada
External State Building: 1931 - Answer-Statute of Westminster abolishes UK powers,
Canada becoming independent foreign policy actor
External State Building: 1949 - Answer-Supreme court replaces British privy council as
highest court, BNA act 2 allows some constitutional changes without recourse to
Westminster
External State Building: 1982 - Answer-Canada Act patriates Constitution, adds Charter
of Rights and Freedoms
Parliamentary System: Executive - Answer-Head of government elected by parliament,
with separate head of state in a ceremonial role
Presidential System: Executive - Answer-Head of executive directly elected, serves as
head of government and head of state
, Presidential System: Legislature - Answer-Elected Parliament, strict separation of
powers from the executive
Parliamentary System: executive-legislature relations - Answer-Executive requires
legislature's support, prime minister may be able to dissolve legislature
Characteristics of the Westminster System - Answer-Plurality Electoral System: First
pass the post increases chances of stable parliamentary majorities, but tends to
underrepresent smaller parties
Few Checks and Balances: Political Veto Players are relatively weak
Adversarial Political Style: Winner takes all politics, rather than consensus building
Few Openings for Direct Democracy: referendums remain exceptional
Canadian Executive: Role of the King - Answer-Head of State
Canadian Executive: Role of Governor General - Answer-King's representative in
Canada, exercises discretionary prerogative powers
Canadian Executive: Role of Privy Council - Answer-Formally Composed of all previous
cabinet ministers, plus honourary appointments
Canadian Executive: Role of Prime Minister - Answer-Elected head of government with
policy making and patronage of powers, requires continued support of house of
commons
Cabinet - Answer-Active part of the privy council, exercises some prerogative powers,
oversees bureaucracy
Power of the Prime Minister - Answer-Executive Leader
Parliamentary Leader
Party Leader
Patronage (appointment powers)
Public Face (Represents Canada)
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