POLI 3337
Canadian Federalism
Fall 2026
Topics
- Essay: 30%
- Perusall Weekly Assignments and Participation
- thoughtfully on the posted readings while also engaging in written discussion about them with their
- classmates. I have designed these assignments to encourage, develop and measure students’ engagement
- lecture (typically a video
- 30-60 minutes in length) providing needed clarifications or introductory concepts
- concern today, 2) a hypothesis that answers the research question directly, and 3) relevant background
- featuring no fewer than 5 scholarly sources, correctly formatted using APA or Chicago Manual style guides
- 00 to 3000 words in length, not including bibliography
- Minimum of 8 scholarly sources
- the subject of Canadian federalism, and that has connections to one of our class readings (to be included
- details
- Other Important Policies
- these policies
- disciplinary action. It is worth emphasizing the following
- Introduction to Federalism
- Excerpts from the Federalist Papers
- MacDonald on Avoiding Too Much Decentralization in Confederation
- Malcolmson, et al: “: Federalism,” in The Canadian Regime (
- Malcolmson, et al: “: Federalism,” in TheCanadianRegime(
- Smiley: “Federal-Provincial Conflict in Canada”
Readings
- Required: Grade Distribution: Perusall Weekly Assignments & Participation:
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- syllabus ↗Fall 2026
- Course source ↗
- Additional readings or course materials are supplied through the course site or course pack.