Pols Whisperer

Parliamentary Language

December 21, 2009

tags: Canada, democracy, executive, government, House of Commons, legislature, member of parliament, MP, parliament

Length: 4:01

Political Spectrum

December 20, 2009

tags: conservatism, environmentalism, feminism, ideology, left wing, liberalism, right wing, social democracy, socialism

Length: 2:11

Dickerson, Mark et. al. An Introduction to Government and Politics (8th ed.). Canada: Nelson Education, 2010.

Related: ideology; political party

Federalism

December 18, 2009

tags: Canada, constitution, division of powers, federalism, Germany, jurisdiction, Mexico, Ottawa, provinces, United States of America

Length: 6:43

Related: Constitution; State; Sovereignty

Jpols Blog: Nosy PG City Council is Fine

Responsible Government and Confidence

December 5, 2009

tags: Britain, Canada, confidence, convention, democracy, executive, House of Commons, legislature, liberal democracy, member of parliament, MP, parliament, prime minister, responsible government, simple majority

Length: 4:09

Dickerson, Mark et. al. An Introduction to Government and Politics (8th ed.). Canada: Nelson Education, 2010.
Forcese, Craig and Aaron Freeman. The Laws of Government: The Legal Foundations of Canadian Democracy. Canada: Irwin Law, 2005.

Jpols Blog: Survivor MLA Trivializes BC Politics

Power

December 4, 2009

tags: constitution, government, power, sovereignty, state

Length: 1:45

Related: State; Sovereignty

Dickerson, Mark et. al. An Introduction to Government and Politics (8th ed.). Canada: Nelson Education, 2010.
Jouvenel, Bertrand de. On Power: The Natural History of Its Growth. London: Hutchinson and Company, 1948.