The text of your essay should be no longer than 500 words. There can
be NO quoting from any source in your essay. All of your words should
be your own. We want to read 500 words written by you.
Your citations or foot- or endnotes; bibliography; and title page do not
count as part of the 500 word ceiling. Only the text of your essay itself
counts against the ceiling.
count as part of the 500 word ceiling. Only the text of your essay itself
counts against the ceiling.
Use 12-point font, 1-inch margins and double-space your text.
Background:
The key feature of liberal democracy is that the government is elected by the voters. When the existing government loses an election, it must resign.
The form, or regime, of liberal democracy used in Canada is British-style parliamentary democracy.
Question for you to answer:
According to Forsey, Malcolmson and Mintz, how are governments elected in Canada’s parliamentary democracy?
You don’t need to do any Quotation in the article, any quotes from the three sources in the article must be Paraphrased in your own words and add an in text citation. the Paraphrased words are counted in the total number of words.
This assignment is about your ability to read and understand the relevant passages from three class readings:
Eugene Forsey, How Canadians Govern Themselves (Parliamentary Library,
10th ed., updated to February 2022), pages 3-6, 32-45
10th ed., updated to February 2022), pages 3-6, 32-45
Eric Mintz, et al., Politics, Power and the Common Good (2021), chapters
10 & 14
10 & 14
Patrick Malcolmson, et al., “Canada’s Regime Principles” (chapter 1) &
“Elections” (chapter 6), in The Canadian Regime (2021)
“Elections” (chapter 6), in The Canadian Regime (2021)
These are the only sources you are permitted to use for this assignment. Essays will be evaluated on the accuracy and relevance of their analysis of these three readings.
NO other sources should be used as research for this assignment.