Politics 230 - Canadian Government and Politics
Instructor: Andrea Moe
E-mail: andreamoe@yahoo.com
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Seminar Dates:
Group
A
(A-K) Group
B (L-Z)
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1. Sept 19th - The Politics of Gender |
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Sept 26th - The Politics of Gender |
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2.
Oct 3rd - Official Bilingualism |
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Oct 10th - Official Bilingualism |
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3.
Oct 31st – Absent Mandate |
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Nov. 7th - Absent Mandate |
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4.
Nov. 14th - Uniting the Right |
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Nov. 21st - Uniting the Right |
Outline:
Course
Description: The objective of this class is to bring about a solid
understanding of how the political process actually works in
IMPORTANT NOTICE RE
PREREQUISITES/ANTIREQUISITES
You are
responsible for ensuring that you have successfully completed all course
prerequisites, and that you have not taken an antirequisite
course. Lack of prerequisites may not be used as a basis for appeal. If you are
found to be ineligible for a course, you may be removed from it at any time and
you will receive no adjustment to your fees. This decision cannot be appealed.
If you find that you do not have the course requisites, it is in your best
interest to drop the course well before the end of the add/drop
period. Your prompt attention to this matter will not only help protect your
academic record, but will ensure that spaces become available for students who
require the course in question for
graduation. Office of the Dean,
Faculty of Social Science
Evaluation (1st term /50%):
15% Mid-term exam (Oct 22nd)
15% Short Essays (3.75% each) due in
each tutorial.
20% Exam
Texts:
Archer, Keith et al, Parameters of
Power:
Selected readings on reserve at the
Weldon Library
Tutorials:
Throughout the first term there will
be 4 seminar-style tutorials to give students an opportunity to discuss issues
raised in a specific reading. The class will be divided into two groups
(A and B), and each group will meet with the instructor on alternating
Thursdays (see outline for details). Written evaluations
of the tutorial reading are due in each tutorial. These short essays
should be approximately 600 words long (2.5 pages using an 11 or 12 pt font and
normal spacing). The first half of the paper should summarize the main point of
the reading, and the second half should offer an evaluation of the strength and
weaknesses of the main point. Because brevity is an important part of the
exercise, essays that exceed 3 pgs will be penalized. Essays must be typed and include page numbers for
quotations used and end with a bibliography. Late papers will not
be accepted, as they serve as proof of attendance in tutorials.
Exams:
There will be two exams. The
mid-term, worth 15% and scheduled for Oct 22nd ,
will test material up to and including the lecture on Oct
15th. The second exam will be worth 20% and held in the exam
period. Although all knowledge is cumulative, the second exam will only test
material covered after the midterm.
Schedule:
Thurs.,
Sept 5th - Introduction
Tues., Sept 10th - Constitution I:
The Constitution Act, 1867 and 1982
reading: Chapter 2, P of P pg 25 - 47
Tues,.
Sept 17th - Constitution II: Conventions and
Responsible Government
reading: Chapter 2, P of P
pg 47-69
Thurs., Sept 19th -
Tutorial 1A: Women and Canadian Politics
reading: Chapter 17 - "The
Politics of Gender" by Linda Trimble in Critical Concepts: An Introduction to Politics ed. Janine Brodie, pg 303-319 (on reserve).
Tues., Sept 24th -Constitution III:
Mega-constitutional Politics (
reading: Chapter 3, P of P pg 71
- 101
Thurs., Sept 26th - Tutorial 1B : Women and Canadian Politics
reading: Chapter 17 - "The
Politics of Gender" by Linda Trimble in Critical Concepts: An
Introduction to Politics ed. Janine Brodie, pg
303-319 (on reserve).
Tues., Oct. 1st
-Constitution IV: Mega-constitutional Politics II -
reading: Chapter 3, P of P pg
101-131
Thurs., Oct 3rd
- Tutorial - 2A: Competing visions of
reading: Chapter 4
"Official Bilingualism: Linguistic Equality from Sea to Sea" in
Misconceiving Canada: The Struggle for National Unity by Kenneth McRoberts, pg 78-116 (on reserve).
Tues., Oct 8th
- Federalism
reading: Chapter 4 P of P
Thurs., Oct 10th -Tutorial 2B -
Competing visions of
reading: Chapter 4
"Official Bilingualism: Linguistic Equality from Sea to Sea" in
Misconceiving Canada: The Struggle for National Unity by Kenneth McRoberts, pg 78-116 (on reserve).
Tues., Oct 15th - Political Culture
reading: Chapter 10 "Conservativism, Liberalism, and Socialism in
Thurs., Oct 17th - Review for Mid-Term
Tues., Oct 22nd - MID TERM EXAMINATION
Thurs., Oct 24th - no tutorial
Tues., Oct 29th
- Elections and Voting
reading: P of P Chapter 9
Thurs., Oct
31st - Tutorial 3A: Absent Mandate
reading: Chapter 1
"The Electorate Wants In" in Absent Mandate: Canadian Electoral
Politics in an Era of Restructuring by Harold D. Clarke et al (on reserve).
Tues., Nov 5th - Political Parties
I: to 1993
Thurs., Nov. 7th - Tutorial
3B: Absent Mandate
reading: Chapter 1
"The Electorate Wants In" in Absent Mandate: Canadian Electoral
Politics in an Era of Restructuring by Harold D. Clarke et al (on reserve).
Tues., Nov. 12th - Political
Parties II: 1993 and Beyond
reading: Chapter 10 P of P 454 -
478
Thurs., Nov. 14th - Tutorial 4A:
Uniting the Right
reading: "The Future of Canadian
Conservativism" by Thomas Flanagan (on reserve)
Tues., Nov 19th - The Legislative
reading: Chapter 5 P of P
Thurs., Nov. 21st - 4A: Uniting the
Right
reading: "The Future of
Canadian Conservativism" by Thomas Flanagan (on
reserve)
Tues., Nov 26th
- The Executive
reading: chapter 6 P of P
Tues., Dec3rd - Wrap-up and Review for Exam
EXAM – Dec 9th,