P0263 Lecture Notes

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Lecture 2 - Politics, Government and Canadian Political knowledge, Political Science and Power Outline For Lecture 2-3 ➔ Define and understand the nature of a political regime ➔ Identify different Regime types and why they matter ➔ Identify and explore tensions inherent with three core principle at the heart of the Canadian Regime Lecture 2: Slide 7 - Not a lot of trust among OECD countries - PCO is the head office of our civil services Main themes of Disenchantment - Value democratic institutions but want improvement - Don't not feel consulted regularly or genuinely. And want to be - Are highly skeptical of political parties; low rates of participation but desire more policy debates - Know and dislike question period but know little of other house of commons activity, although latter are more valued - Question period is a time of day/period where individuals of the parliament/house of commons ask any questions they want - Have little knowledge about the senate, but are very supportive of an elected senate Democratic Deficit A term signifying the gap that critics argue exist between the principle and aspiration embodied in Canada’s democratic political culture - including accountability, participation and openness and the actual practices and institutions of governance - Samara’s Democracy 360 Report (2019) - Canadians satisfaction with the way Canada's democracy works has never been higher

- They're more interested in politics, they're talking about it more - Candians are more likely to say our democracy is becoming weaker that stronger Political Knowledge, Media, Partisanship - Canadians are relatively confident that they know enough to cast an informed vote - Canadians tend to be uninformed about key issues, showing they don't know the answer to a given policy question - Social media exposure is associated with the higher levels of misinformation - Respondents with high levels of screentime, social media consumption were most likely to give incorrect responses than those with lower consumptions Political Regimes Regime: regere: to rule - Ancien Regime - Fascist Regime International Regime - Regime Change It refers to the form of government and the underlying political principles that provide the legitimate basis for that form of government Understanding Regime Types Helps In - Acknowledging history and its effects - Being political actors - Assessing how well it works - Gauging expectations - Seeking change - Proposing alternatives Aristotle (384-322 BCE) Man is by nature a political animal

Aristotle's Regime Types Rulers: One, Few, Many Government for the good of All citizens (public interests), Monarchy, Aristocracy and Polity Government for the good of The rulers (self interests), Tyranny, Oligarchy and Democracy View as chart Week 5 Lecture: Responsible Government in Canada

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