Branches of Government
Web Links
- Prime Minister of Canada (www.pm.gc.ca/eng/default.asp); Parliament of Canada (www.parl.gc.ca); Governor General of Canada (www.gg.ca); Canada’s Court System (www.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept-min/pub/ccs-ajc). Canada’s Constitution (http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/index.html);
- United States Constitution (www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html); United States House of Representatives (www.house.gov); United States Senate (www.senate.gov); United States White House (www.whitehouse.gov); United States Courts (www.uscourts.gov);.
Podcasts
- “Stuck: A History of Political Gridlock”, Back Story, April 15, 2016. https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/stuck-a-history-of-political-gridlock-rebroadcast/id281261324?i=1000366912722
This podcast episode reviews the history of political gridlock in American politics.
- “Checks and Balances: Episode Five of the Democracy Tests”, Truth, Politics and Power, October 26, 2018. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checks-and-balances-episode-five-of-the-democracy-test/id1196004536?i=1000422652766
This podcast episode explores how the American political system works, and what happens when Congress and the courts fail to check the chief executive.
Further Readings
- Bakvis, Herman, Gerald Baier, and Doug Brown (2012). Contested Federalism: Certainty and Ambiguity in the Canadian Federation (3rd ed.). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
- Black, Henry Campbell (1933). A Dictionary of Law. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing.
- Brooks, Stephen (2020). Canadian Democracy: An Introduction (9th ed.). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
- Dawson, R. MacGregor, & W.F. Dawson (1997). Democratic Government in Canada (5th ed.). Norman Ward (Rev.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- Dyck, Rand (2008). Canadian Politics: Critical Approaches (5th ed.). Toronto: Nelson.
- Genovese, Michael A. (2007). The Power of the American Presidency: 1789–2000. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
- Lowi, Theodore J., Benjamin Ginsberg, & Kenneth A. Shepsle (2006). American Government: Freedom and Power. New York: W.W. Norton.
- MacIvor, Heather (2010). Parameters of Power: Canada’s Political Institutions (5th ed.). Toronto: Nelson Education.
- Welch, Susan, John Gruhl, Michael Steinman, John Cormier, & Susan Rigdon (2012). American Government (13th ed.). Florence, KY: Wadsworth.