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POLS 1001- chap 6

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unitary systems
political systems that concentrate political authority and powers within one central government, which is singularly responsible for both the domestic and foreign activities of the political unit
centralization
concentration of power in a single body, usually the principal government
European Union (EU)
economic and political union of 27 European states
delegated authority
in a unitary system, the transfer of certain powers from the national government to subnational authorities
decentralization
process whereby power and authority is taken from the central government and conferred to non-central (e.g. state, regional, or provincial) governments
devolution
political system in which some authority is given to regional governments, but the power to oversee, dismiss, or entrench these authorities is still held by the central government
voter turnout
number of voters who attend the polls on election day
non-reserved matters
powers that are given to a region and may not be recalled by the central government
non-excepted matters
powers that are held by the central government but may be transferred to a regional government at a later date
centralized federalism
process whereby federal government increases its power relative to that of the provinces
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
agreement in which Canada, the United States, and Mexico have opened their markets to each other
concurrent powers
the sharing of control between provincial and federal levels of government
disallowance
occurs when provincial legislation is rejected or vetoed by the federal cabinet
declaratory power
a federal government's power to take control of any local project if it decides that doing so would be for the greater national good
co-operative federalism
co-operation and coordination of policy between the federal and provincial levels of government
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