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POLI 2213

POLI 2213 FA Canadian Political Processes

Historical course

Fall 2013

Topics

  • & 12: Introduction, Studying Politics
  • Dyck and Cochrance “Approaching the Study of Politics”
  • & 19: Institutional Foundations and the State
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “Institutional Foundations and the Evolution of the State”
  • & 26: Elections
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “Elections and the Electoral System.”
  • & 3: The Election Campaign
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “Voting and Elections Campaign.”
  • N.B. Additional readings be added
  • &10: Parties and Party Systems
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “Political Parties and the Party System.”
  • Governing
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “The Executive: Crown, Prime Minister, and Cabinet”
  • & 24: Governing II
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “The Bureaucracy.”
  • & 31: Governing III
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “Parliament”
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “The Judiciary”
  • & 7: Policy Making
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “The Policy Making Process and Policy Instruments”
  • & 14: Federalism
  • Dyck and Cochrance : “The Federal System.”
  • & 26: The Canadian Constitution and Civil Rights
  • Dyck and Cochrance “The Canadian Constitution and Constitutional Change
  • Dyck and Cochrance “The Charter of Rights and Freedoms”

Readings

  • Required: Rand Dyck and Christopher Cochrane, Canadian Politics: Critical Approaches, 7th ed. Toronto: Nelson Education, 2014 There is a student resource website that accompanies this textbook. It includes text updates, practice test questions and other useful information. See wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9780176509460&template=
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