Canadian Government and Politics - Seventh Edition

ISBN-13: 9781554814879 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 448 str.

Robert J. Jackson; Doreen Jackson; Royce Koop

Spis treści

• Chapter 1: The Game of Politics: Concepts and Institutions
• [the foundations of Canadian government and politics in light of current issues]
• Chapter 2: The Context and Ideas of Government: Cohesion, Division, and Identity
• [political ideas and issues vis-à-vis demography, class, gender, religion, language]
• Chapter 3: The Constitutional Framework: Rules of Government and the Political Game
• [overview of constitutional developments and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms]
• Chapter 4: Contested Federalism: The Division of Powers and Financial Resources
• [divisive issues and developments in federal politics]
• Chapter 5: Québec Nationalism: The Search for Independence and Justice
• [political history and current state of political developments in Québec]
• Chapter 6: Canada’s Indigenous Peoples: The Search for Equality and Justice
• [political history and current state of political developments of Indigenous Canadians]
• Chapter 7: The Executive: Ceremony and Leadership
• [the Crown, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet; and implementing and maintaining law]
• Chapter 8: Parliament: The Public Arena of Politics
• [the House of Commons and the Senate, and the making of laws]
• Chapter 9: Pubic Administration: Democracy, Bureaucracy and Public Policy
• [brings budgetary issues up to date]
• Chapter 10: The Administration of Justice and Human Rights: Courts, Charter Cases, Police, Public Security and Terrorism
• [material on security policy, institutions and civil liberties]
• Chapter 11: Parties and Interest Groups: Teams in the Game
• [changes in political parties, political leadership in Canada’s party system, and the business of politicking]
• Chapter 12: Elections and Political Behaviour: The Contests and the Messengers
• [how the electoral system works and how it might be changed, completely revised to reflect new developments and the 2019 election]
• Chapter 13: Canadian Foreign Policy: Constraints, Opportunities, and Sacrifice
• [foreign and defense challenges, issues of political concern (pipelines, etc.)]