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Preface | |
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Map Parliamentary Representation by Province | |
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Introduction | |
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Canada's Regime Principles | |
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Political Regimes | |
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Equality | |
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Liberty | |
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The Canadian Regime | |
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The Constitution | |
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Constitutions and Their Functions | |
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Constitutional Forms | |
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The Canadian Constitution | |
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Amending Canada's Constitution | |
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Judicial Review of the Constitution | |
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Constitutional Politics Since 1982 | |
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Basic Principles of the Canadian Constitution | |
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Responsible Government | |
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The Emergence of Responsible Government | |
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The Conventions of Responsible Government | |
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Responsible Government as "Cabinet Government" | |
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Forming a Government | |
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Majority and Minority Government | |
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Institutional Implications of Responsible Government | |
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Responsible Government and Separation of Powers Compared | |
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Federalism | |
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What is Federalism? | |
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Why a Federal Union? | |
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The Original Design of the Federal Union | |
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The Historical Development of Federalism in Canada | |
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Financing Government and Federal-Provincial Relations | |
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The Challenge of Canadian Federalism | |
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Current Controversies: The Pressure to Decentralize | |
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | |
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What is a Charter of Rights? | |
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How the Charter Works: Hunter v. Southam | |
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Remedies | |
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The Adoption of the Charter | |
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Opposition to the Charter | |
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The Notwithstanding Clause | |
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Section 1 | |
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The Political Impact of the Charter | |
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Institutions | |
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The Crown and its Servants | |
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The Crown | |
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The Governor General | |
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The Functions of the Governor General | |
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The Cabinet | |
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The Cabinet Committee System | |
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The Prime Minister | |
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Prime Ministerial Government? | |
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The Civil Service | |
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Parliament | |
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The Role of Parliament | |
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The Parliamentary Calendar | |
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The House of Commons: Membership and Officers | |
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The Business of the House of Commons | |
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The Rules of Procedure of the House of Commons | |
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The Backbencher | |
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House of Commons Reform | |
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The Senate | |
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Senate Reform | |
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The Judiciary | |
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The Role of the Judiciary | |
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The Fundamental Principles of the Canadian Judiciary | |
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Canada's Courts | |
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The Supreme Court of Canada | |
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The Politics of Judicial Appointments | |
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The "Court Party" Thesis | |
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Participation | |
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Elections | |
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Elections and Representation | |
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Canada's Electoral System | |
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The Effects pf SMP | |
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Proportional Representation | |
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Single Transferable Vote | |
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Voting in Canada | |
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Political Parties | |
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Political Parties in the Canadian Regime | |
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The Five Functions of Political Parties | |
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Parties and Ideology | |
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Canada's Major Parties | |
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The Canadian Party System | |
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The Organization of Political Parties | |
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Financing Political Parties | |
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Party Government and Party Politics | |
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Interest Groups, Public Opinion, and Democratic Citizenship | |
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Forms of Political Participation | |
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Interest Groups | |
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Women in Politics | |
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Public Opinion | |
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The Media | |
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The Question of Public Opinion Polls | |
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Civic Education and Democratic Citizenship | |
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Appendix The Constitution Acts 1867 and 1982 | |
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Constitution Act, 1867 | |
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Constitution Act, 1982 | |
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Index | |